Higher education teaching professionals vs. Primary education teaching professionals
Two occupations, one country. Gross annual pay for full-time employee jobs, ASHE 2025 (provisional).
Data released ASHE 2025 (provisional)
ONS ASHE · SOC 2020 4-digit
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Primary education teaching professionals against Higher education teaching professionals.
| Higher education teaching professionals | Primary education teaching professionals | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 188,000 | 289,000 | +53.7% |
| 10th percentile | £32,871 | £30,674 | −6.7% |
| 25th percentile | £42,062 | £37,847 | −10.0% |
| Median | £52,835 | £45,939 | −13.1% |
| 75th percentile | £66,191 | £51,676 | −21.9% |
| 90th percentile | £77,707 | £60,620 | −22.0% |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 (provisional). Gross annual pay, full-time employee jobs.
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- Higher education teaching professionals · Primary education teaching professionals
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