270 engineers, November 2024 ENSICAEN graduates, were polled in February 2025 for the 2025 Employment Survey. With a response rate of 73%, this survey is representative of ENSICAEN science engineer employment prospects.
Key figures
The engineers graduating from ENSICAEN in November 2024 have largely entered the job market. Less than 6 months after graduation, 85.4% are working, including 16.2% of the graduating class who are continuing their studies (9.6% in a doctorate, 6.6% non-thesis).
Their average gross annual salary is €42,250. Normandy (24%) and Ile-de-France (38%) are the main areas of recruitment for these newly qualified engineers. Open-ended contracts accounted for 92% of new hires. These figures confirm ENSICAEN’s pedagogical approach to training engineers of a high technical and scientific level, with a strong capacity for innovation and teamwork.
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of graduates found a job within 6 months of graduating
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of graduates continued their studies (9,6% PhD/6,6% non-thesis)
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permanent contracts
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of graduates signed their contract before graduating
First job
The end-of-studies placement and apprenticeships help young graduates to find a job. 35,5% of graduates were recruited by their host company !
Corporate social media and personal relationships account for 29,3% of the methods for finding a job.
Recruiters
Geographic distribution
24% of the young engineers in the class of 2024 stayed on to work in Normandy, while 38% chose the Paris region to launch their careers.
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Normandy
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Ile-de-France
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other regions and international
Type of company
29% of graduates from the class of 2024 work in companies with more than 250 employee
41% are employed by large groups with more than 5,000 employees
Fields of activity
Engineers graduating from ENSICAEN work in a wide variety of sectors depending on their course of study. Taking all specialities together, they are mainly recruited by :
22% Research and development, scientific and technical sectors
18% Information systems research and development
13% Industrial and technical computing
CSR and innovation at work
Social responsibility, ecological transition, digital innovation: engineers are involved in meaningful projects, whether they are at the heart of their profession or developed in parallel with their duties.
16% regularly use generative AI in their work
13% have activities with a social, societal or environmental dimension as their main mission
18% work on projects with a CSR dimension in addition to their main missions
Positions held
The roles held by our engineers change throughout their career.
50% of young graduates are project managers
79% are satisfied with their job
87% are working in the discipline they studied
Gross annual salary
Changes to gross annual salary
€42 250 €
Average gross salary on hiring*
€47 650 €
Average gross salary after 3 years of work*
*including bonuses
Fields of activity by diploma
Computer Science
Computer and information services (ICT Services): 60%
Financial and insurance activities: 13%
Consultancy and engineering firms – Independent design offices: 10%
Physical engineering and embedded systems
Energy (production and distribution of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning): 17%
Information and communication technologies: 20%
Consulting and engineering firms – Independent design offices: 21%
Automotive, aeronautical, naval and rail industries: 17%
Materials science & chemistry
Chemical industry: 25%
Energy (production and distribution of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning): 13%
Consulting and engineering firms – Independent design offices: 20%
Metallurgy and manufacture of metal products, excluding machinery and equipment: 12%
Chemical industry: 12%
Automotive, aeronautical, naval and rail industries: 11%
Activity rate by year
> Percentage of students in employment after graduation
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Promotion 2024
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Promotion 2023
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