Statistics - Staff employed at UK HE institutions
Headline and summary statistics
| Staff in UK HE institutions 2004/05 to 2010/11 | |||
| Academic year | Academic | Non-academic | Total |
| 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 |
| By institution 2007/08 - 2010/11: Free online data tables | |||
| 2010/11 detail in Publication intro: Table A | |||
graphic from Press Release 173 - large version here (960x646)
| Summary of academic staff 2010/11 | |||
| Full-time | Part-time | Total | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 45640 | 34450 | 80090 |
| Male | 72480 | 28610 | 101090 |
| Academic employment function | |||
| Teaching only | 7855 | 37145 | 45005 |
| Teaching & research | 75915 | 18845 | 94760 |
| Research only | 33765 | 6970 | 40740 |
| Neither teaching nor research | 585 | 100 | 685 |
| Professorial status | |||
| Professor | 15280 | 2190 | 17465 |
| Not a professor | 102840 | 60875 | 163715 |
| Terms of employment | |||
| Open-ended/permanent | 87985 | 32880 | 120860 |
| Fixed-term contract | 30135 | 30185 | 60320 |
| Total academic staff | 118120 | 63065 | 181185 |
| Academic staff summaries (2003/04 - 2010/11): Free data tables | |||
| All staff by mode and gender 2010/11: SFR170 Table 1 |
|||
| Summary of non-academic staff 2010/11 | |||
| Full-time | Part-time | Total | |
| Managerial, professional & technical staff | 70475 | 18125 | 88605 |
| Clerical staff | 43060 | 28065 | 71130 |
| Manual staff | 19665 | 21210 | 40875 |
| Total non-academic staff | 133200 | 67405 | 200605 |
| More detail in Publication intro: Table C | |||
| Region of Institution 2010/11 | |||
| Region | Academic | Non-academic | Total |
| England | 152125 | 163115 | 315235 |
| North East | 6755 | 9945 | 16705 |
| North West | 16930 | 18870 | 35800 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 13675 | 17305 | 30980 |
| East Midlands | 12100 | 14330 | 26430 |
| West Midlands | 11795 | 15485 | 27275 |
| East of England | 12485 | 12395 | 24880 |
| London | 38145 | 33610 | 71755 |
| South East | 30395 | 28210 | 58600 |
| South West | 9850 | 12965 | 22810 |
| Wales | 8650 | 11060 | 19710 |
| Scotland | 17020 | 22380 | 39395 |
| Northern Ireland | 3395 | 4050 | 7445 |
| All staff by institution: Free online data tables | |||
| Cost centre group 2010/11 | |||
| Cost centre group | Academic | Non-academic | Total |
| Medicine, dentistry & health | 44595 | 20085 | 64680 |
| Agriculture, forestry & veterinary science | 2095 | 2235 | 4330 |
| Biological, mathematical & physical sciences | 26985 | 11460 | 38445 |
| Engineering & technology | 21475 | 8540 | 30015 |
| Architechture & planning | 3960 | 1075 | 5030 |
| Administrative, business & social studies | 34035 | 11020 | 45055 |
| Humanities, language based studies & archaeology | 17065 | 3850 | 20915 |
| Design & creative arts | 14060 | 4240 | 18300 |
| Education | 13875 | 4985 | 18855 |
| Academic services | 1040 | 30485 | 31525 |
| Administration & central services | 1975 | 63560 | 65535 |
| Premises | 5 | 21775 | 21780 |
| Residences & catering | 15 | 17300 | 17315 |
| By source of finance in Publication intro: Table K | |||
| Ethnicity 2010/11 | |||
| Ethnicity | Academic | Non-academic | Total |
| White | 145090 | 169435 | 314520 |
| Black | 2630 | 5400 | 8025 |
| Asian | 13120 | 9750 | 22875 |
| Other (including mixed) | 4880 | 3590 | 8470 |
| Unknown | 15465 | 12430 | 27895 |
| More detail in Publication intro: Table F; Table G; Chart 8 | |||
Definitions
Staff Record definitions 2010/11
Latest 2010/11 staff statistics
Press Release 173 - HE staff by Ethnicity, Gender, Nationality
Free online data tables - Downloadable Excel tables showing staff numbers
Institution
level (2007/08 to 2010/11)
Academic
staff (2003/04 to 2010/11)
Full-time
academic staff (1995/96 to 2002/03)
Statistical First Release 170 - Overview of 2010/11 HESA staff data including Excel tables:
Table 1 Staff by activity, mode of employment and gender
Table 2 Summary of academic staff.
Older Statistical First Releases
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
Mobile app
iPhone app - UK HE Stats - free from the app store. Contains three years' student, staff and finance data for all institutions.
m.hesa.ac.uk - mobile web version of the app
heidi
The online
database service has tables of staff data by
institution
Register
as a
public user here
Press and media enquiries
See the Press Office section for press releases and contact details
Get a customised data extract
If the stats on the website couldn't answer your question, why not ask the experts directly?
The Bespoke Data Service can provide the exact statistics you require.
See their home page for full details, give them a call on +44 (0) 1242 211133 - or go straight to the online data request form
Publications
|
Staff
in Higher Education Institutions 2010/11 - provides comprehensive coverage of the HESA Staff Record including the demographic and contract characteristics of academic and non-academic staff in UK higher education.
Available now in the new
instantly downloadable format.
See the full contents - includes link to free institution level table. |
Staff
in HigherEducation Institutions 
|
|
Read the introduction online - includes 12 free Excel tables to download and 11 charts summarising all aspects of the HESA Staff Record To view all HESA publications and special offers see the publications home page or the 2012 product catalogue. Older publications for 1994/95 to 2005/06 can be downloaded for free from the Publications Archive. |
|
