Other educational professionals n.e.c: average salary and pay in the UK
Full-time other educational professionals n.e.c in the UK earned a median £39,114 in the year to 5 April 2025, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE): almost exactly the £39,039 median for all full-time jobs.
What the figures show
That puts it 143rd of 382, in the middle third of occupations.
The mean, £48,218, is 23% above the median, a sign of a few very high earners.
Median full-time pay: women £21.76 an hour, men £21.05 an hour.
Full-time paid hours are shorter than usual, a median of 36 a week.
About 70% of the roughly 27,000 employee jobs are full-time.
The median fell 13.0% between 2021 and 2025, from £44,973 to £39,114.
The Annual Population Survey counts 104,900 people in this line of work, 14% of them in South East.
Pay distribution, 2025 provisional
| Gross pay | Full-time, annual | Full-time, weekly | Full-time, hourly | All, annual | All, weekly | All, hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | – | £551.10 | £15.56 | – | – | £15.63 |
| 20th percentile | £29,668 | £589.20 | £16.30 | – | – | £17.00 |
| 25th percentile | £30,785* | £598.30 | £17.57 | £23,162* | £465.20* | £18.26 |
| 30th percentile | £32,493 | £645.10 | £18.26 | £27,210* | £544.20 | £19.55 |
| 40th percentile | £36,642 | £725.00 | £19.89 | £30,782* | £585.80 | £21.37 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £39,114* | £781.70 | £21.67 | £35,079 | £651.10 | £23.44 |
| 60th percentile | £44,737* | £869.10* | £23.90* | £38,890* | £742.00 | £25.91 |
| 70th percentile | – | £957.70* | £27.25* | – | £829.40* | £28.84* |
| 75th percentile | – | – | – | – | £922.30* | £30.73* |
| Mean | £48,218 | £924.40 | £25.97 | £40,122 | £740.90 | £25.80 |
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 | £44,973 | £860.30 | £24.62 | £40,352 | £786.90 | 33 |
| 2022 revised | £41,391* | £793.90 | £21.48* | £39,650* | £709.90 | 30* |
| 2023 revised | £42,916 | £836.70 | £21.88 | £39,102* | £734.00 | 23* |
| 2024 revised | £41,006* | £788.60 | £21.19 | £35,406* | £705.50* | 22* |
| 2025 provisional | £39,114* | £781.70 | £21.67 | £35,079 | £651.10 | 27 |
Other educational professionals n.e.c by region
UK: 104,900 (± 12,600), April 2025 to March 2026. 8 of the 12 regions and nations have samples too small to publish.
| Region or nation | People in employment | 95% confidence interval |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 15,100* | ± 4,900 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 13,000* | ± 4,200 |
| Scotland | 11,000* | ± 3,800 |
| North West | 10,800* | ± 4,000 |
Annual Population Survey (Nomis)
What other educational professionals n.e.c do
Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of other educational professional occupational roles not elsewhere classified in minor group 232: Other educational professionals. (ONS SOC 2020, 2329)
Also covers: active schools coordinator, education administrator (further, higher education), exam marker, international recruitment officer (university), academic coordinator, college administrator, education administrator, examinations manager, examinations officer, exams officer, executive officer, outreach officer, project coordinator, teaching coordinator, university administrator, adult education organiser, international marketing executive and international marketing officer (27 titles in the ONS coding index).
- Designs and implements methods of assessing the performance of students
- Co-ordinates and undertakes the evaluation of assessments and awards grades of merit based upon performance
- Manages and trains exam invigilators and updates invigilators on current rules and regulations
- Advises educational establishments on educational policies and procedures, and the introduction of new technologies
- Mark exams and moderates coursework samples
- Develop, plan and implement international student recruitment strategies
Entry is possible with a variety of academic qualifications, professional qualifications and/or relevant experience.
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Other educational professionals (median £49,164) · Early education and childcare services managers · Education advisers and school inspectors · salary percentile · UK real pay growth · Mean
ASHE Table 14: 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 · coding index · notes · 15 October 2026