Solent University Placements

Solent University in Southampton has quietly become one of the strongest placement universities for Indian students, especially when the profile is average to good (60-70 %) and the priority is part-time work plus a solid one-year internship.

The university sits right on the south coast cruise and maritime hub. Companies like Carnival UK, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, Red Funnel, British Airways i360, and dozens of yacht and superyacht firms recruit on campus every year. Students from Maritime Business, Yacht Design, and Shipping courses regularly walk into paid placements that pay £22,000-£28,000 for the year, and many convert straight into graduate roles.

Beyond maritime, Solent has direct pipelines with BMW (they actually run the Mini Plant in Cowley and take mechanical and automotive students), BAE Systems, IBM, Deloitte, KPMG, and Warner Bros for media and games students. The in-house placement team guarantees every student who wants a sandwich year gets at least one interview. Last year 96 % of students who applied for placement secured it, and the average salary was £23,500.
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For part-time work, Southampton city centre is 10 minutes by train and full of Indian restaurants, Amazon warehouses, Uber delivery, and retail chains that openly hire international students. Most Indian students easily clear £900-£1,200 per month during term time without affecting studies.

Because Solent is smaller and industry-focused rather than research-heavy, companies treat it almost like an extended recruitment pool. That’s why Overseas Education Consultants in India across Kerala, Punjab, and Andhra quietly push Solent when the student says “I want UK but I also need proper work experience and good money during the course”.