Statistics - Staff employed at UK HE institutions
Headline and summary statistics
| Staff in UK HE institutions 2004/05 to 2011/12 | |||
| Academic year | Academic | Non-academic | Total |
| 2011/12 | 181385 | 196860 | 378250 |
| 2010/11 | 181185 | 200605 | 381790 |
| 2009/10 | 181595 | 205835 | 387430 |
| 2008/09 | 179040 | 203720 | 382760 |
| 2007/08 | 174945 | 197510 | 372455 |
| 2006/07 | 169995 | 194165 | 364160 |
| 2005/06 | 164875 | 190535 | 355415 |
| 2004/05 | 160655 | 185650 | 346305 |
| Staff by institution (2007/08 to 2011/12): Free online data tables | |||
| Summary of academic staff 2011/12 | |||
| Full-time | Part-time | Total | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 45905 | 34870 | 80775 |
| Male | 71940 | 28670 | 100610 |
| Academic employment function | |||
| Teaching only | 8620 | 37205 | 45825 |
| Teaching & research | 75015 | 18945 | 93960 |
| Research only | 33655 | 7190 | 40845 |
| Neither teaching nor research | 560 | 195 | 755 |
| Professorial status | |||
| Professor | 15955 | 2505 | 18465 |
| Not a professor | 101890 | 61035 | 162925 |
| Terms of employment | |||
| Open-ended/permanent | 88000 | 27675 | 115680 |
| Fixed-term contract | 29845 | 35860 | 65710 |
| Total academic staff | 117845 | 63540 | 181385 |
| More detail in Free online data tables | |||
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| graphic from Press Release 187 |
| Summary of non-academic staff 2011/12 | |||
| Full-time | Part-time | Total | |
| Managerial, professional & technical staff | 69545 | 18670 | 88215 |
| Clerical staff | 41995 | 26935 | 68930 |
| Manual staff | 18735 | 20985 | 39720 |
| Total non-academic staff | 130275 | 66585 | 196860 |
| More detail in SFR185, Table 1 | |||
| Region of Institution 2011/12 | |||
| Region | Academic | Non-academic | Total |
| England | 152630 | 159980 | 312610 |
| North East | 6660 | 9595 | 16255 |
| North West | 16875 | 17940 | 34815 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 13945 | 17325 | 31270 |
| East Midlands | 12140 | 14145 | 26285 |
| West Midlands | 11720 | 15890 | 27610 |
| East of England | 12690 | 12345 | 25035 |
| London | 38060 | 31495 | 69555 |
| South East | 30470 | 28360 | 58835 |
| South West | 10065 | 12885 | 22950 |
| Wales | 8925 | 11245 | 20175 |
| Scotland | 16735 | 21720 | 38455 |
| Northern Ireland | 3095 | 3915 | 7010 |
| Staff by institution (2007/08 to 2011/12): Free online data tables | |||
| Cost centre group 2011/12 | |||
| Cost centre group | Academic | Non-academic | Total |
| Medicine, dentistry & health | 44975 | 19275 | 64255 |
| Agriculture, forestry & veterinary science | 2050 | 2215 | 4265 |
| Biological, mathematical & physical sciences | 27085 | 11140 | 38230 |
| Engineering & technology | 21215 | 8315 | 29530 |
| Architecture & planning | 3845 | 945 | 4795 |
| Administrative, business & social studies | 34925 | 10690 | 45615 |
| Humanities, language based studies & archaeology | 16930 | 3695 | 20625 |
| Design & creative arts | 14260 | 4015 | 18275 |
| Education | 13340 | 4575 | 17915 |
| Academic services | 990 | 29965 | 30955 |
| Administration & central services | 1755 | 64775 | 66530 |
| Premises | 5 | 20745 | 20750 |
| Residences & catering | 5 | 16505 | 16510 |
| More detail in publication intro, Table K | |||
| Ethnicity 2011/12 | |||
| Ethnicity | Academic | Non-academic | Total |
| White | 146100 | 167080 | 313180 |
| Black | 2640 | 5310 | 7950 |
| Asian | 13430 | 9785 | 23215 |
| Other (including mixed) | 5055 | 3540 | 8595 |
| Unknown | 14160 | 11155 | 25310 |
| More detail in publication intro, Table F, Table G | |||
Definitions
Latest 2011/12 staff statistics
Statistical First Release 185 - Overview of 2011/12 HESA staff data including Excel tables:
Table 1 All staff by activity, mode of employment and gender
Table 2 Summary of academic staff.
Older Statistical First Releases
Press Release 187 - Academic staff contracts by mode and terms
Free online data tables - Downloadable Excel tables showing staff numbers
By institution (2007/08 to 2011/12)
Academic
staff details (2003/04 to 2011/12)
Staff publication introduction - 12 More tables and 11 charts including:
Table D - Inflow/outflow of academic staff
Table E - Age group and salary range
Table I - Disability
Full list of intro tables
External sources
- HEFCE - Staff employed at HEFCE-funded HEIs: Trends and profiles 1995-96 to 2010-11
- Times Higher Education - Average salaries of full-time academic staff by institution - 2011/12 table [pdf 317KB]
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