There were 396,000 staff employed at UK HE providers in 2013/14, of whom 194,000 (49%) were academic staff.
The graphic below attempts to display some of the key characteristics of staff contracts across the sector, as well as displaying the gender split among different types of contracts. The table below the graphic provides the numbers for each breakdown. The Staff stats page and the Statistical First Release go into much more detail.
Staff at UK HE providers by activity, mode of employment, terms of employment and sex 2013/14
Activity
Mode
Terms
Female
Male
Total
Academic
Full-time
Permanent
36495
59020
95515
Fixed-term
14095
18560
32655
Part-time
Permanent
16790
12520
29310
Fixed-term
19210
17555
36765
Non-academic
Full-time
Permanent
63545
54840
118390
Fixed-term
9970
6525
16495
Part-time
Permanent
43345
9445
52785
Fixed-term
9455
4410
13865
Total
212905
182870
395780
The full staff publication for 2013/14 will be published in February.