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The Great British Brain Drain: An analysis of migration to and from Manchester
By
Rebecca McDonald
| 22 March 2019
The Great British Brain Drain: An analysis of migration to and from Manchester
By
Rebecca McDonald
| 22 March 2019
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Executive Summary
Introduction
The nature of migration between Manchester and the rest of England and Wales
Figure Manchester loses people to the rest of the North West
Figure Figure 1: Net regional migration into Manchester, 2009-2017
Figure Figure 2: Net flow of people from UK cities into Manchester, 2009-2017
Figure Manchester gains young people and loses older people
Figure Figure 3: Contribution of each age group to migration and to the city’s population, 2009-2017
Figure Figure 4: Net inflow of people to Manchester by age, 2009-2017
Figure Manchester gains young graduates but loses older ones to the rest of the region
Figure Figure 5: Net inflows of 16-to 21-year-olds by region and qualification, 2010-2011
Figure Figure 6: Net flows of 22- to 30-year-olds by region and qualification, 2010-2011
Figure Figure 7: Net flows of 31-to 45-year-olds by region and qualifications, 2010–2011
Figure Summary
A more detailed look at the movement of students and graduates
Figure Box 1: Higher education institutions in Manchester
Figure Movements of students to university
Figure Figure 8: Origins of Manchester’s university students, 2014/15
Figure Figure 9: Origin cities of those students who moved to Manchester for university, 2014/15
Figure Figure 10: Origin of students at The University of Manchester, 2014/15
Figure Figure 11: Origin of students at Manchester Metropolitan University, 2014/15
Figure Figure 12: Origin of students at the Royal Northern College of Music, 2014/15
Figure Figure 13: Origin of students at the University of Salford, 2014/15
Figure Figure 14: Origin of students at the University of Bolton, 2014/15
Figure More than half of Manchester’s students move away from the city for university
Figure Figure 15: Destination regions of those moving away from Manchester for university, 2014/15
Figure Figure 16: Destination cities of those moving away from Manchester for university, 2014/15
Figure Movements of new graduates post-university
Figure Figure 17: Retention rates of each UK city, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 19: Proportion of all retained students from Manchester itself and elsewhere, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 20: Retention rate of students studying each subject, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure The most popular employment destination for graduates leaving Manchester is London
Figure Figure 21: Destinations of Manchester graduates who move to other cities for work, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure The majority of those who left Manchester to study elsewhere return on graduation
Figure Manchester gains graduates overall
Figure Figure 22: Comparing students lost and graduates gained by Manchester, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 23: The ‘bouncers’ and the graduate gain, 2013/14 – 2014/15
The nature of the new graduate workforce
Figure The majority of new graduates working in the city grew up in Manchester
Figure Figure 24: The components of the new graduate workforce, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 25: Share of working new graduates by class of degree, 2013/14-2014/15
Figure Graduate wages are very low in Manchester
Figure Figure 26: Mean graduate wages of each UK city, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 27: Mean graduate wages by institution and location of employment, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Nearly half of Manchester’s new graduates work in the public sector
Figure Figure 28: Share of graduates in Manchester working in each sector, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Figure Figure 29: Share of UK graduates working in each sector, 2013/14 – 2014/15
Conclusions
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18: Percentage of graduates retained in Manchester post-graduation, 2013/14 – 2014/15
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