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Higher education teaching professionals Salary (UK)

A Higher education teaching professionals in the UK earns a median gross annual pay of £52,835, with most pay between £42,062–£66,191 (25th–75th percentile). Real figures from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (SOC 2311, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).

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The median UK salary for a Higher education teaching professionals is £52,835 gross per year (typical range £42,062–£66,191). This is a real ONS estimate for full-time employees, April 2025 ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.

Higher education teaching professionals pay distribution (UK)

StatisticGross annual pay
10th percentile£32,871
25th percentile£42,062
Median (50th percentile)£52,835
Mean (average)£55,437
75th percentile£66,191
90th percentile£77,707

Based on an estimated 188,000 UK jobs in this occupation. Cells ONS suppressed for reliability are marked “Suppressed by ONS” and never estimated.

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Higher education teaching professionals salary by UK region

RegionMedian (annual)vs UK median
London£56,200+£3,365
Yorkshire and The Humber£55,149+£2,314
South West£53,092+£257
North West£52,836+£1
West Midlands£52,280£555
Scotland£51,816£1,019
Wales£51,213£1,622
East Midlands£50,105£2,730
South East£49,042£3,793
East£45,086£7,749

Only UK regions ONS published for this occupation are shown; suppressed regional cells are omitted, never estimated.

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Higher education teaching professionals salary — frequently asked questions

How much does a Higher education teaching professionals earn in the UK?
The median gross annual pay for a Higher education teaching professionals (SOC 2020 code 2311) in the UK is £52,835, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). Most pay falls in the £42,062–£66,191 range (25th to 75th percentile).
Is the Higher education teaching professionals salary figure real or estimated?
It is a real published ONS estimate — the median gross annual pay for full-time employees in the April 2025 ASHE reference period. No number on this page is modelled, interpolated, or mixed with survey panels. Cells that ONS suppressed for reliability are omitted, never guessed.
Where does a Higher education teaching professionals earn the most in the UK?
Of the UK regions ONS publishes for this occupation, the highest median is £56,200 in London. Regional medians for 10 regions are listed on this page; regions where ONS suppressed the cell are not shown.

Related

Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 14.7a (occupation 4-digit SOC) + Table 15 (4).7a (region by occupation), Full-Time sheet. Figures are Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, April 2025 reference period (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). Released 2025-10-23, corrected 2025-12-19. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). No figure is modelled or interpolated.