University leavers living outside London are increasingly unable to fully capitalise on their education because graduate-level jobs are becoming more concentrated in the UK’s capital, according to new research.
A paper published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies on 13 November says that 42 per cent of university-educated workers outside London work in a job that does not require a degree, up from 31 per cent in 1993.
In contrast, the share of graduates in non-graduate jobs in London has remained fairly stable over the past few decades, at about 37 per cent.
There are some parts of the UK where more than half of graduates work in non-graduate jobs, as defined by the Regulatory Qualifications Framework, such as Lincolnshire and Cumbria (58 per cent and 52 per cent, respectively).
