There’s never been a more exciting time to get started in the music business. 190,935 people are employed in professional music-related roles In the UK alone1, while the industry itself contributed £5.2 billion to the British economy in 2018 – and global recorded music revenues increased by 9.7% in the same year, marking the sector’s fourth consecutive year of growth2. Today, ICMP graduates are making an average salary of £24,000 (£5,000 more than other British music graduates3), and 94% of ICMP students enter employment or further education within 6 months of completing their studies here4.
Whether you’re planning to pursue a role in the spotlight or behind the scenes, your music career goals are equally important to us – and our highly connected Central London campus is the perfect location for you to get started on your path to success. ICMP’s expert Careers & Industry Hub team will guide you through the entire range of options available to you, and even show you how to expand your choices beyond the immediately obvious while making lifelong connections through socialising, networking, specially curated events, and many more career-boosting opportunities. Here’s just a small selection of the many music career options available within the industry you’ll soon be calling home…
1. UK Music, Music by Numbers 2019 • 2. IFPI, Global Music Report 2019 • 3. DLHE, Employment of Leavers from HE (DLHE) Survey – UK Domiciled Undergraduate Leavers 2016/17 • 4. DLHE, 2017