What does the 2025 first job survey tell us about new Telecom SudParis graduates? With some of the highest salaries in France, extremely rapid vocational integration and equal pay for men and women, the vocational integration survey by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles (CGE)* presents an employment outlook which remains highly favourable for Telecom SudParis engineers.
First job survey video
A highly favourable job market for digital engineers
The digital sector is one of the most promising fields in terms of recruitment. Digital transformation concerns all activity sectors. Digital engineers, such as design engineers and software engineers, remain highly sought after. However, the new professions emerging from the major digital trends such as data analysis, cybersecurity, cloud computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) offer increasingly attractive employment prospects.
An above-average net employment rate
The net employment rate** for 2024 engineer graduates of Telecom SudParis is 78% despite a difficult economic situation that has adversely affected recruitment.
The percentage of graduates continuing their studies at PhD level is higher than in previous years, at 11.5%.
Job-seeking periods remain very short: almost 8 out of 10 graduates found an occupational activity before leaving the school, and over 92.7% of new graduates found employment in less than 4 months.
A wide range of activity sectors
There is a nice balance between small, medium-sized and large companies, attracting 36%, 35% and 29% of graduates respectively across a wide range of activity sectors: Information and Communication Technology Services and Industry (59%), Consulting and Engineering firms (10%), Finance and Insurance (9%), Human health and social action (4%), scientific research and development (3%) and transport industry (3%).
74% of Telecom SudParis engineers work in Île-de-France and 26% outside the Paris region. Among engineers working abroad, Canada, Belgium and Luxembourg are the most attractive countries.
Among the highest salaries for new graduates in france
In France, the median gross annual salary including bonuses for general engineers newly graduated from Telecom SudParis remains stable at €44,370, which consolidates the School’s position among the highest young graduate salary rates. Again this year, there is no significant difference in salary between men and women.
95.8% of employed graduates have executive status and 96% of those employed in France have a permanent position.
Internship, the best way to find a job
44% of 2024 graduates found employment via their end-of-study internship or apprenticeship. The use of professional social networks such as LinkedIn remains very high at 16%. Personal relationships played a decisive role for 12%.
*This thirty-third survey on the vocational integration of graduates from the Conférence des Grandes Écoles graduate schools was carried out during the first quarter of 2025. Each participating CGE member school collected the data for their establishment. The survey participation rate for Telecom SudParis engineer graduates was 92%.
**The net employment rate corresponds to the proportion of graduates in employment, including those doing voluntary work, divided by the same population plus those looking for work.
| Indicator | Télécom SudParis, Class of 2024 | CGE, Engineers 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Response rate | 92% | 63.3% |
| Net employment rate | 78% | 80.2% |
| Pursuing a PhD | 11.5% | 3.6% |
| Employment found within 2 months | 87.4% | 81.9% |
| Employment found within 4 months | 92.7% | 93.3% |
| Executive status | 95.8% | 85.7% |
| Permanent contract (CDI) | 96% | 83.5% |
| Job obtained through final-year internship or apprenticeship employer | 44% | 40.7% |
| Further studies (excluding PhD) | 6% | 8.2% |
| Job seekers | 17.7% | 16.9% |
| Employment abroad | 21.4% | 11.2% |
| Median salary in France (including bonuses) | €44,370 | €42 000 |
Further information
- CGE 2022 integration survey specific to Telecom SudParis (fr)
- CGE 2022 integration survey (fr)
- CGE 2021 integration survey specific to Telecom SudParis (fr)
- CGE 2021 integration survey (fr)
- IMT 2020 barometer of digital jobs (fr) produced during the Telecom Forum organized by the students of Telecom SudParis and IMT-BS, and the Talent Day organized by Telecom Paris students
