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Who are you hiring and how much do you pay? Twenty top companies answer our questions
ΜύHow many graduates do you hope to recruit this year?Average starting salaryDo you offer a golden hello?Average salary after five yearsHow many days holiday do graduates get?
Contractors
Balfour Beatty150Β£20,000-24,000Β£1,000 net of tax*n/a23
Amec125Β£20,000-24,000noΒ£27,000-32,00025
Costain100Β£21,500-23,500no, but will consider it in futureΒ£30,000 Μύ25
Kier90Β£21,000non/a26
Carillion90n/ano50% increase on starting salary26
Bovis Lend Lease20-25Β£22,000noΒ£35,000-40,00025
HBG UK25n/a no n/a25
Shepherd ΞΆΓάΘ¦ Group11Β£19,000-21,000noΒ£30,000-40,00024
Wates10Β£21,500noΒ£35,00026
Consultants
Atkins300Β£20,580Β£2,500Β£29,83025
Faber Maunsell200Β£20,000-21,000 Β£2,000n/a23 rising to 25
Mott MacDonald190Β£20,000-25,000Β£1,000-2,000n/a22
Arup180Β£22,000Β£2,000-4,000n/a22 rising to 25
Halcrow Group159Β£20,000 (BSc/BEng), Β£21,000 (MSc/MEng)Up to Β£2,500about Β£30,00024
Jacobs Babtie150Β£20,500no, but will consider it in futuren/a24 in Eng, 23 in Scot, 22 in Ire
WSP Group100-110up to Β£25,000occasionallyn/a23 rising to 25
Hyder Consulting70Β£20,000-21,000noΒ£28,000-32,00023
Davis Langdon60Β£19,000-25,000 Β£2,000 for London-based teamsΒ£35,000-56,000 25
EC Harris50Β£19,000-24,000noΒ£30,000-32,000Μύ22
Capita Symonds40Β£18,000-22,000depends on scarcity of resourceΒ£28,00020-23
*offered to graduates with particular degrees and experience