Further education teaching professionals
£42,236
Average salary
31 hours
Average weekly hours
-1.3%
Pay growth from 2017 to 2018
1.76%
Unemployment rate
Definition: Further education teaching professionals
*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 2312
Further education teaching professionals supervise and teach trade, technical, commercial, adult education, secondary and post-secondary courses to students beyond minimum school leaving age.
Common tasks include:
- 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.
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.
*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.
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Regional employment: Further education teaching professionals
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Alternative & related job titles: Further education teaching professionals
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Equality focus: Further education teaching professionals
Breaking down the official government big data sources by gender, age and region. Hours and pay data based on full time equlivalent roles.
Breakdown by gender
£40,671
Female average annual salary
£43,800
Male average annual salary
30
Female average weekly hours
31
Male average weekly hours
Average pay per hour: Further education teaching professionals
Workforce gender: Further education teaching professionals
Breakdown by region
£50,057
Scotland - highest annual average salary
£35,979
East of England - lowest annual average salary
36
East Midlands (England) - Highest average weekly hours
28
South East (England) - Lowest average weekly hours
Average pay per week (£): Further education teaching professionals
Average weekly hours by UK region/nation: Further education teaching professionals
Breakdown by age
20 years
Lowest annual salary (£16,164)
years
Highest annual salary (£0) at this age
4.84%
Unemployment rate for under 25s
1.6%
Unemployment rate for 25s and over