Across the 4 Master in Management programs we track in the UK, graduates earn a median first-job salary of $78,921 (from $67,402 to $122,909). Figures are each school's most recent reported outcomes, normalised to US dollars by the Financial Times.
Salary by school
Salaries are FT-weighted figures in US dollars where available, so they are comparable across schools. Click any school for its full salary and career-outcomes breakdown.
Where graduates work
| Industry | Typical share |
|---|---|
| Consulting | 12–30% |
| Technology | 11–13% |
| Consulting or Finance | 59% |
| Financial Services | 34% |
| Finance | 28% |
| Consumer goods & retail | 10% |
| Manufacturing | 9% |
Top recruiters across UK
Amazon · Bain & Company · EY · Goldman Sachs · Google · Bloomberg · Boston Consulting Group · Deloitte · IBM · J.P. Morgan · KPMG · L'Oréal · L.E.K. Consulting · LVMH · McKinsey
What the national data shows
Two official UK datasets sit behind any business school's placement numbers: the government's LEO release, which reads graduates' actual earnings from tax records, and HESA's Graduate Outcomes survey 15 months out. LEO breaks out Level 7 (master's) Business & management — the closest official match to a MiM.
UK salaries are gross/year, read from HMRC tax records (LEO), so they reflect real pay rather than survey self-reports. The UK publishes no permanent-contract figure for graduates. Horizons differ: LEO measures 1 year out, HESA 15 months.
Read the full breakdown: what a MiM pays in the UK →Working in the UK after your MiM
Master in Management graduates from a UK school can apply for the Graduate Route before their Student visa expires, then work for any employer — or none — for two years while moving toward a sponsored Skilled Worker visa. The route cannot be extended, but time on it gives you room to line up longer-term sponsorship.
Watch the timetable: the Graduate Route lasts two years for applications made up to 31 December 2026, but drops to 18 months for applications from 1 January 2027 — so a one-year MiM starting in September 2027 should plan around the 18-month window.
Tuition vs. salary
Tuition across these programs runs from £22,000 to £52,950, against a median graduate salary of $78,921.
Tuition is shown in GBP and salary in US dollars (the FT's reporting currency), so treat this as a rough orientation, not a precise return-on-investment ratio. Living costs, scholarships and exchange rates all move the real number.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources
- Graduate visa ↗ — GOV.UK
- LEO graduate and postgraduate outcomes, tax year 2022-23 ↗ — Department for Education
- Higher Education Graduate Outcomes Statistics 2022/23 (SB272) ↗ — HESA / Jisc
- Salary, employment and recruiter figures are drawn from each school's own reported outcomes — see the individual program pages linked above.