Further education teaching professionals: average salary and pay in the UK
Full-time further education teaching professionals in the UK earned a median £42,218 in the year to 5 April 2025, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE): £3,179 above the all-jobs median of £39,039.
What the figures show
That ranks 116th of 382 occupations on this measure.
The middle half of full-time jobs paid between £36,630 and £50,846.
Median full-time pay: women £40,978 a year, men £42,602 a year.
Full-time paid hours are shorter than usual, a median of 35 a week.
About 69% of the roughly 62,000 employee jobs are full-time.
Since 2021 it has risen 14.7%, from £36,792, slower than the 25.0% for all jobs.
The Annual Population Survey counts 59,800 people in this line of work across the UK.
Pay distribution, 2025 provisional
| Gross pay | Full-time, annual | Full-time, weekly | Full-time, hourly | All, annual | All, weekly | All, hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | £28,787 | £604.50 | £16.93 | £11,690* | £213.30* | £16.24 |
| 20th percentile | £33,518 | £687.20 | £19.43 | £20,967* | £397.60* | £19.38 |
| 25th percentile | £36,630 | £711.10 | £20.19 | £25,007* | £480.50* | £20.24 |
| 30th percentile | £38,354 | £744.10 | £21.33 | £27,986 | £554.20 | £21.59 |
| 40th percentile | £40,638 | £787.30 | £22.67 | £33,429 | £641.70 | £22.79 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £42,218 | £827.60 | £23.63 | £38,642 | £734.30 | £24.31 |
| 60th percentile | £45,269 | £880.40 | £25.04 | £41,047 | £799.50 | £25.97 |
| 70th percentile | £48,818 | £950.70 | £26.47 | £44,849 | £864.30 | £27.85 |
| 75th percentile | £50,846 | £999.50 | £27.97 | £46,693 | £915.80 | £29.56 |
| 80th percentile | £53,065 | £1,059.70 | £30.50 | £50,118 | £962.90 | £31.00 |
| Mean | £43,649 | £860.10 | £24.44 | £36,244 | £697.70 | £24.66 |
Pay since 2021
| ASHE year | Full-time, annual median | Full-time, weekly median | Full-time, hourly median | All, annual median | All, weekly median | Jobs (thousands, indicative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 revised | £36,792 | £723.60 | £20.02 | £32,405 | £644.60 | 105 |
| 2022 revised | £38,251 | £748.20 | £20.83 | £33,998* | £654.30 | 93 |
| 2023 revised | £40,067 | £767.60 | £21.47 | £35,093 | £675.70 | 79 |
| 2024 revised | £41,061 | £784.60 | £22.22 | £37,272 | £713.80 | 71 |
| 2025 provisional | £42,218 | £827.60 | £23.63 | £38,642 | £734.30 | 62 |
Further education teaching professionals by region
UK: 59,800 (± 9,500), April 2025 to March 2026.
Annual Population Survey (Nomis)
What further education teaching professionals do
Further education teaching professionals supervise and teach trade, technical, commercial, adult education, secondary and post-secondary courses to students beyond minimum school leaving age. (ONS SOC 2020, 2312)
Also covers: FE College lecturer, lecturer (further education), teacher (further education), tutor (further education), art teacher, assistant head, assistant principal, college lecturer, course leader, curriculum leader, dance lecturer, dance teacher, dancing teacher, deputy head, deputy principal, english teacher, learning coach and mathematics teacher (27 titles in the ONS coding index).
- Prepares, delivers and directs lectures, seminars and tutorials
- Prepares, administers and marks examinations, essays and other assignments
- Arranges instructional visits and periods of employment experience for students
- Assists with the administration of teaching and the arranging of timetables
- Liaises with other professional and commercial organisations to review course content
Further education lecturers normally require a professional or academic qualification in the subject area they intend to teach, relevant professional, industrial or business experience and an appropriate teaching qualification. A DBS check may be required.
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Teaching professionals (median £47,328) · Higher education teaching professionals · Secondary education teaching professionals · salary percentile · UK real pay growth · Median
ASHE Table 14: 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 · coding index · notes · 15 October 2026