Three-quarters of UK graduates getting inflation-beating pay rise

Latest LEO data show graduate earnings keeping pace with inflation despite it running high

Graduates from almost three-quarters of UK higher education providers have had their income increase by at least the rate of inflation five years after graduation, despite historically high inflation levels, according to official government statistics.

Longitudinal education data, published on 23 May, show that graduates from 72 per cent of HE providers had their median earnings increase by at least 13.1 per cent five years after graduation.