The University of Southampton

What do our students do after Graduation?

ECS ranked joint second in the UK for graduate employability in Electronics and Electrical Engineering (Complete University Guide 2019) and average earnings for our MEng Computer Science graduates is £32,000 six months after graduating (Unistats 2019). These are excellent results, reflecting the very high regard that employers have for our graduates. The majority of ECS graduates take up high-quality roles in the technology industry, as software engineers, app or Web developers, technology analysts, design engineers, systems engineers, or power engineers, working in leading technology-based multinationals or recent start-ups from London’s Tech City, in government departments and organizations, online retailers, innovative energy and transport providers, and the technology departments of City finance houses. Read more about our graduates on our alumni page. Our Physics and Astronomy students are also highly ranked for graduate employability and take up roles in the space, energy, and finance industry, as well as undertaking PhD research and joining the teaching profession.