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UK salary report · 2026

College Lecturer Salary in South East

Official ONS earnings for South East, covering 12,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Imprecise estimate Where this comes from →

Median salary — South East

£34,319

gross, per year, all employees

▼ 15.9% change on the previous year

Mean

£34,503

Jobs measured

12,000

What most college lecturers actually earn

Half of college lecturers in South East earn between £27,776 and £49,650. Earning above £49,650 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Teaching Professionals” group in South East.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of college lecturers earn less than this.

10th
£16,491
20th
£25,152
25th
£27,776
30th
£29,844
40th
£34,830
50th
£39,935
60th
£43,849
70th
£47,941
75th
£49,650
80th
£53,139
90th
£60,778
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Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Further education teaching professionals
SOC 2020 code
2312
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS publishes a sampling error of 15.8% for this figure and asks that anything above 10% is treated as imprecise — too few people in this region answered the survey for this occupation. The figure is shown because it is the one ONS published, but it is not firm enough to rank South East against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.

ONS doesn't measure “college lecturer” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Further education teaching professionals”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS measures further education teaching professionals.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

College Lecturer salary FAQs

What is the average College Lecturer salary in South East?

The median is £34,319 a year and the mean is £34,503, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.

What is a good College Lecturer salary?

Half of college lecturers earn between £27,776 and £49,650. Anything above £49,650 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 12,000 jobs in this occupation.

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