Further education teaching professionals Pay Data UK — 2025

Further education teaching professionals roles in the UK earn a median of £43,420 per year, equivalent to £23.61 per hour as of 2025. This represents a 2.0% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £33,908 to £60,041 per year.

How Pay Varies Across the UK

Each bar shows how many areas of the UK have a median annual pay in that range for Further education teaching professionals roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About Further education teaching professionals

Further education teaching professionals supervise and teach trade, technical, commercial, adult education, secondary and post-secondary courses to students beyond minimum school leaving age.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• 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

Entry Routes and Qualifications

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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Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.