London South Bank University Placements

London South Bank University quietly delivers some of the strongest employment outcomes for international students among London universities that Indian Overseas Education Consultants in India actually track in real time. The numbers speak clearly: 94-96 % of graduates are in work or further study within fifteen months (HESA data), and the university sits in the UK top 30 for graduate starting salaries in several subjects like engineering, business and built environment. What makes the difference is the location and deliberate design.

The main campus sits in Elephant & Castle, literally ten minutes from the City, Canary Wharf and the South Bank tech-media corridor. Companies such as PwC, KPMG, IBM, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust, Transport for London and dozens of construction giants run live projects with LSBU every year. 

Many courses have a compulsory paid placement year or shorter sandwich placements built in - civil engineering, architecture, accounting, computing, nursing, and the university’s own placement team places more than 1,500 students annually. International students get exactly the same access; the Tier 4/Student visa allows the full 12-month placement and most employers now sponsor the switch to Graduate Route afterwards.

Because LSBU has always been vocational, employers treat its graduates as “work-ready” rather than “fresh theory”. Indian students from Kerala, Punjab, Telangana and Gujarat who took engineering, business analytics or nursing routes regularly land roles at Atkins, Jacobs, HSBC, Deloitte Digital and NHS trusts on salaries starting £28,000-£35,000 straight out of university. The combination of central London location, mandatory industry links and realistic entry requirements (55-60 % in bachelor’s) makes LSBU one of the safest bets when parents ask for genuine job prospects rather than just a London address.