Your Career
Boosting your Career prospects
Whether you’re aiming for a successful career after Warwick or looking to take your existing career to new heights, we’re here to help you fulfil your ambitions.
We provide students with careers support that allows them to stand out and encourages innovative ways to gain skills and experience. That’s why our graduates are some of the most sought-after by leading employers.
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£37,000 Median Salary
For Warwick postgraduate taught graduates whose main employment was full-time work in the UK (Graduate Outcomes survey 2021/22)*Link opens in a new window
61st Globally
For Employer Reputation (QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2025)
6th Most-Targeted University
By the largest numbers of top UK graduate employers (The Graduate Market in 2024, High Fliers Research Ltd.)Link opens in a new window
Careers Support
Your career path is unique to you, so our Student Opportunity: Careers team offer personalised support to help you develop your skills, plan or develop your career path and get experience. You can access a variety of support services from Student Opportunity at any point during your time at Warwick and after graduation.
Support includes:
- Real-time and recorded webinars and virtual workshops, including contributions from graduate recruiters
- Help with job applications and interviews
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Over 7,000 vacancies advertised each year from employers looking to connect with our students
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Careers fairs which enable you to meet with employers face to face, ask questions and understand more about their graduate and internship opportunities
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Expert career guidance from Senior Careers Consultants linked to your academic department
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The Warwick Award, to help you build and develop your employability skills during your time at Warwick and provide official recognition of the skills you gain
If you’re looking to pursue a career in academia or just to hone your research skills, we can support you to develop your academic practice through our extensive range of workshops, events and one-to-one support. Visit the Doctoral College web pages for more information.
Work Experience
There are many flexible employment opportunities on campus and with local employers, which can provide extra income as well as useful experience and skills development.
Our temping agency Unitemps offers you the flexibility to apply for single shifts, particular days of the week, or even full-time over several months.
As a research student, you may be able to access teaching opportunities through your academic department. Responsibilities vary, but could include seminar teaching, laboratory demonstrations, or exam and essay marking.
We recommend that you check with your department before starting any part-time work to ensure it doesn’t impact on your academic work. If you’re an international student, you’ll also need to check your visa provisions and restrictions. You can find more advice about visas via our immigration advice pages.
Volunteering
Our many student volunteers help to maintain our strong relationship with the local community. They also contribute to wider humanitarian and environmental causes.
If you’re keen to help others, you can access a variety of volunteering and campaigning opportunities through Warwick Volunteers, SU societies and special projects like Warwick in Africa.
Alumni Profiles
George Lynch: Graduate Data Scientist
George's work is currently focussed on investigating the use of machine learning techniques to optimise revenue, as industry-wide changes to airline ticketing are scheduled to come into effect within the next couple of years.
Mansour Aldawood: IT Infrastructure Director
The challenges in Mansour's PhD journey helped him to find solutions to complicated problems by dividing them into small pieces, and tackling them in small steps until he reaches the desired goal.
Teodora Druga: Product Lead
Studying Computer Science at Warwick prepared Teodora for a graduate scheme in the financial industry, where she discovered her passion for product management through diverse roles and hands-on projects.