London Business School MBA Employment Report: MBA2025 Salary and Outcomes
Outcomes for the LBS MBA graduating class of 2025: offers, mean salary in pounds, sectors and job locations.
Employment overview
In the MBA2025 class, 86% accepted a job offer within three months of graduation and 88% received an offer, under CSEA reporting standards; students returning to a sponsoring employer are excluded. The reporting rate was 98%. The mean base salary was £91,928, which LBS converts to US$123,373. LBS reports means, not medians. 21 graduates started their own business.
Salary and compensation (MBA2025)
- Mean base salary
- £91,928
- Mean other compensation
- £41,000
- Received other compensation
- 83%
- Average salary increase
- 34%
Offers and career switching (MBA2025)
- Accepted offer within 3 months
- 86%
- Received offer within 3 months
- 88%
- Switched sector
- 45%
- Switched location
- 44%
- Switched sector and location
- 32%
- Unique hiring companies
- 524
Sector destinations (MBA2025)
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Consulting | 40% |
| Finance | 25% |
| Technology | 24% |
| Diversified | 11% |
Mean base salary by sector (MBA2025)
| Sector | Mean base (GBP) | Mean base (USD, LBS conversion) |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | £91,928 | $123,373 |
| Consulting | £98,856 | $132,671 |
| Finance | £93,406 | $125,357 |
| Technology | £83,287 | $111,776 |
| Diversified | £87,289 | $117,148 |
Job location (MBA2025)
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 43% |
| North America | 12% |
| South East/East Asia | 12% |
| Africa/Middle East | 11% |
| Latin America (incl. Caribbean) | 10% |
| Europe (excl. UK) | 8% |
| Oceania | 2% |
| South Asia | 2% |
Key employers (MBA2025, selected)
- Consulting: Accenture, AlixPartners, Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Deloitte, Kearney, McKinsey & Company, Oliver Wyman, Roland Berger, Strategy&
- Finance: Bernstein, Bridgepoint Capital, Citi, Goldman Sachs, IFC, Morgan Stanley, Pimco
- Technology: Amazon, American Express, Google, Mastercard, Meta, Revolut, TikTok, Uber
- Diversified: Aramco, Eli Lilly and Company, Kraft Heinz Company, Manchester United, Merck Group, Mitsui, Sumitomo Corporation
Sources
- 1. London Business School, MBA employment report 2025 (Graduating Class of 2025), PDF
- 2. London Business School, MBA programme overview