The UK graduate market in 2021 and beyond

A study of the latest graduate vacancies and starting salaries at the UK’s one hundred best-known and most successful employers, conducted by High Fliers Research, suggests that the prospects are good for new BIC IFP students who will progress to university in 2022 and graduate in a few years’ time. The study says:

• Graduate starting salaries at the UK’s leading graduate employers are expected to be at a median starting salary of £30,000.
• The most generous salaries in 2021 are those on offer from the investment banks (median of £50,000), law firms (median of £46,000), consulting firms (median of £45,000), and oil & energy companies (median of £40,000). BIC’s International Foundation Programme offers a range of courses that naturally progress to degrees relevant to careers in these areas.
• Half the UK’s leading employers are hoping to be able to deliver in-person vacation work placements and internships from this summer. This is good news for BIC’s internship programme too.
• The ten universities targeted by the largest number of top graduate employers in 2020-2021 are Birmingham, Manchester, University College London, Nottingham, Leeds, Warwick, Bristol, Cambridge, Oxford and Imperial College London. These include many popular destinations for BIC students.

New centres open for English Language Tests

Pearson has announced the opening of 17 new locations where people can take PTE as a Secure English Language Test (SELT) for UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) purposes. They include Oslo, St Petersburg, Riga and Casablanca.

The tests will be delivered through the COVID-safe Pearson VUE test centre network where strict health and safety measures support the safety of both candidates and staff.