Specifically, the employment rate currently rests at 90.7% – the best rate seen in the history of the UV –. 5.3 percent higher than the preceding year. The reported activity rate was 88.8%, a very similar figure to last year, according to the data presented by UVjob.

This 5th report presents the best results in the history of studies on the subject. The report analyses 62 different degrees: 56 undergraduate degrees and 6 double degrees. The data is broken down by gender, field of study, faculty/centre and by degree.

The adjustment indicator of the current/most recent job to the level of studies and the qualifications obtained reached 65.7%, an increase of 3.8 points compared to the previous study.

The percent of graduates with a steady contract increased by 21.4 and now sits at 55.1%. The increase in stability is the direct result of the labour reform passed by the central Spanish Government.

The percentage of graduates holding technical positions, or in leadership roles, has risen to 73.4% – an 8.9 increase compared to the last study –, with a most notable increase in the branches of Science, Health Sciences, Architecture and Engineering.

Similarly, the percentage of graduates working full-time has also seen an increase of 5.5, now boasting 70.3%. The same can be said for graduates who have obtained their preferred working day timetable (2.7 increase, now at 83.4%).

The net monthly salary of graduates working in full-time, salaried positions is €1,503.50, but it increases to €1,664.2 for graduates in the branches of Architecture and Engineering.

Results by degree
The degrees with the most positive labour insertion data are the undergraduate degrees in Dentistry, Pharmacy, Catalan Language Studies, Computer Engineering, Telematics Engineering and Multimedia Engineering, as well as the double degree in Business Administration and Law. Telematics Engineering and Multimedia Engineering are the only degrees that show a 100% employment rate and activity rate.

Among the degrees that have seen the most improvement in their labour insertion data are those of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, specifically in the adjustment indicator of the current/most recent job to the level of studies and the qualifications, with a 22% increase. In general, all six of the degrees the Faculty of Economics examined by the report have improved.

Results by branch of knowledge
The variations among branches has reduced with respect to previous studies. That being said, the area of Architecture and Engineering continues to stand out. This branch has seen the best numbers in a majority of the indicators. In this area, the percent of graduates with a stable contract is at 76.7%, 18 percent higher than in previous studies. The net monthly salary of the degrees in this field is €1,664.20, which is 102 euros more than its runner-up, Health Sciences, with a monthly net salary of €1,561.90. This field also presents better data for the indicators of activity rate 91.4%), employment rate (98.5%), employed six months after graduation (72%), adaptation of the current/last job of graduates to the level of studies (88.9%), percentage of graduates in technical jobs or leadership roles (93%), full-time (95.1%), preferred working hours (98%) and overall job satisfaction (4.1 points on a scale of 1 to 5). In summary, it has the best data in 10 of the 14 main labour insertion indicators.

The field of Health Sciences performs best on the adjustment indicator of the current/last job of graduates to the level of education and qualification (82.4%), on the adjustment indicator of the job to the qualification obtained (85.3%) and on the indicator of work experience (95%). It also has the highest percentage for the self-employment indicator. However, it has fallen by 1.4 percentage points since the previous study, which showed a downward trend in self-employment over time.

On the other hand, the arts and humanities have shown a marked improvement in some indicators. The employment rate increased by 11.8 points, from 75.6% in the previous study to 87.4%. The adjustment indicator of the current/last job of graduates to the level of education and qualification has increased 9.2 percent to reach 59.4%. The percentage of graduates holding technical positions or in leadership roles also increased 9.7 percent to reach 65.4%.

The Science branch stands out for its high job to qualification indicator (82.7%) and for the percentage of graduates working full-time (79.1%).

Finally, Social and Legal Sciences stand out for the high percentage of graduates employed six months after graduation (71.3%) and for the percentage of graduates with a stable contract (58.7%).

Consult the interactive data
This last Labour Insertion Study was conducted by the Office of the Vice-Principal for Lifelong Learning, Educational Transformation and Employment, led by the Vice-Principal Ángeles Solanes. The report was presented by the Study and Analysis Department of UVjob and was coordinated by María del Carmen Bas.

In addition, all the data broken down by degree can now be consulted interactively through the EstIL application and in the individualised reports that can be found in the Labour Market Insertion tab of each of the degree files, as well as on the UVjob website, which provides more extensive and detailed information on the Labour Market Insertion indicators of each of the degrees analysed. Those who are interested can easily learn more about and assess the labour market integration situation of a particular degree, as well as the adequacy of the curricula of a particular degree, among many other possibilities.