Teaching professionals n.e.c.: average salary and pay in the UK
Full-time teaching professionals n.e.c. in the UK earned a median £34,396 in the year to 5 April 2025, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE): £4,643 below the all-jobs median of £39,039.
What the figures show
That puts it 209th of 382, in the middle third of occupations.
The middle half of full-time jobs paid between £28,753 and £43,208.
Median full-time pay: women £34,623 a year, men £34,021 a year.
Full-time paid hours are shorter than usual, a median of 35 a week.
Most jobs here are part-time: 19,000 of about 57,000 are full-time.
From £28,086 in 2021, the median is up 22.5%, close to the 25.0% for all jobs.
The Annual Population Survey counts 128,900 people in this line of work, 16% of them in London.
Pay distribution, 2025 provisional
| Gross pay | Full-time, annual | Full-time, weekly | Full-time, hourly | All, weekly | All, hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | – | £512.00 | £13.95 | £54.70* | £13.45 |
| 20th percentile | £28,029 | £557.40 | £15.69 | £95.50* | £15.33 |
| 25th percentile | £28,753 | £570.60 | £16.03 | £116.30* | £16.19 |
| 30th percentile | £29,070 | £597.40 | £16.96 | £124.70* | £17.27 |
| 40th percentile | £31,768 | £649.90 | £18.92 | – | £19.81 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £34,396 | £701.80 | £21.39 | – | £22.56 |
| 60th percentile | £37,506 | £792.00 | £23.59 | £476.90* | £24.76 |
| 70th percentile | £41,860* | £866.80 | £25.18 | £564.10* | £27.10 |
| 75th percentile | £43,208* | £900.00 | £26.26* | £609.30* | £28.34 |
| 80th percentile | – | £921.20* | £27.97* | £664.60* | £29.22 |
| Mean | £36,146 | £751.40 | £21.73 | £389.60 | £22.17 |
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 | £28,086 | £542.70 | £15.73 | – | £356.90* | 63 |
| 2022 revised | £30,328 | £618.60 | £17.57 | £18,328* | £342.00* | 67 |
| 2023 revised | £30,730 | £618.10 | £17.61 | £19,689* | £378.30* | 64 |
| 2024 revised | £32,084 | £645.60 | £17.98 | – | £400.40* | 59 |
| 2025 provisional | £34,396 | £701.80 | £21.39 | – | – | 57 |
Teaching professionals n.e.c. by region
UK: 128,900 (± 13,900), April 2025 to March 2026. 5 of the 12 regions and nations have samples too small to publish.
| Region or nation | People in employment | 95% confidence interval |
|---|---|---|
| London | 20,400* | ± 7,400 |
| East of England | 18,100* | ± 5,800 |
| South East | 18,100* | ± 5,300 |
| North West | 14,800* | ± 4,600 |
| South West | 11,900* | ± 3,900 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 9,300* | ± 3,600 |
| Scotland | 8,800* | ± 3,400 |
Annual Population Survey (Nomis)
What teaching professionals n.e.c. do
Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of other teaching occupations not elsewhere classified in minor group 231: Teaching and educational professionals. (ONS SOC 2020, 2319)
Also covers: adult education tutor, ballet teacher (qualified), music teacher, private tutor, voice coach, adult tutor, art teacher, BSL teacher, drama worker, home tutor, instrumental teacher, language assistant, mathematics teacher, music instructor, personal tutor, piano instructor, piano tutor and religious teacher (43 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/owns and teaches in private drama, music and dancing schools, training centres and similar establishments
- Provides private academic, vocational and other instruction to individuals or groups
Entry is possible with a variety of academic qualifications, professional qualifications and/or relevant experience. A DBS check may be required.
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ASHE Table 14: 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 · coding index · notes · 15 October 2026