University of Bradford · BEng (Hons) Software Engineering
52% of students are on track for professional work.
Based on what each student has shown in projects and jobs, measured against graduate roles in SOC 2020 groups 1 to 3, the same yardstick as the OfS B3 progression measure.
Against the 60% line
2 more students on track would put this course over the 60% line.
A leading indicator, not the B3 measure itself: B3 counts graduates in professional work or further study 15 months after finishing. “On track” is today's evidence pointing that way.
A professional role is a Good fit, on skills they've shown in a project or job.
Their professional matches rest on what they've been taught, not yet on anything shown.
Their best-evidenced path is a non-graduate job, with no shown professional alternative yet.
Applications
From the applications students track in Student Assist. 13 of 25 students have sent at least one.
3 students hold an offer in SOC 2020 groups 1-3.
Graduate schemes mostly close by January.
By year
Second years still have time to build evidence; final years are where drift costs most.
- On track
- Building
- Drifting
Students to talk to
Drifting, or in their final year with nothing sent.
| Student | Status | Applications sent |
|---|---|---|
| Adam C.Final year | Drifting | 0 |
| Arjun B.Final year | Drifting | 3 |
| Grace C.Final year | Drifting | 4 |
| Liam P.Final year | Drifting | 4 |
| Noah C.Final year | On track | 0 |
| Sami R.Final year | Drifting | 4 |
| Sana D.Final year | On track | 0 |
| Sophie P.Final year | On track | 0 |
| Hannah C.Second year | Drifting | 0 |
Employer demand against the course
The skills 39 adverts for this course's graduate roles ask for, most asked first, set against what its modules show. A core module is one every student takes.
Roles counted: Graduate software developer, Web developer, Mobile app developer, Game developer, Junior machine learning engineer, Data analyst, Software tester / QA engineer, Cyber security analyst, Network engineer, Cloud / DevOps engineer, IT business analyst, Database administrator, IT support technician.
Employers ask for Git, CI/CD and Linux (20 of 39 adverts), IT support and troubleshooting (5 of 39 adverts) and UX and UI design (4 of 39 adverts), and no module on BEng (Hons) Software Engineering shows them.
- Shown in a core module
- Only in an optional module
- No module shows it
Sample adverts stand in until the live job boards are switched on; the count works the same on live ones. An advert asks for a skill when its own text names it, and a module shows one when its published summary does.
What students apply for
From the 25 students who share. 38 applications sent, 84% of them for graduate roles; 20 reached interview and 5 an offer.
| Role | Sent | Interview | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data analystGraduate role · 2 saved, not sent yet | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Cyber security analystGraduate role | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Junior machine learning engineerGraduate role · 1 saved, not sent yet | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| IT trainerGraduate role · 1 saved, not sent yet | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Secondary computing teacherGraduate role · 1 saved, not sent yet | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Call and contact centre agentNot a graduate role | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Customer service adviserNot a graduate role | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| IT support technicianGraduate role | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Where they apply
An employer is named only when at least 3 students applied there; the rest are counted under “Other employers”, so no application points to one student.
What the course could fix
Skills most often holding the 25 sharing students back from their closest professional roles. “Taught, not shown” means a module covers it but students have nothing practical to point at, which assessment design can change. “Not yet taught or shown” means no module they've taken covers it and they haven't shown it elsewhere.
- Taught, not shown
- Not yet taught or shown
Statuses come from each student's own plan: the same matching students see, rolled up. Named rows appear only for students who opted in. SOC codes in this beta were assigned by hand and still need checking against the ONS coding index.