Lecturer Job Trends in the South East

Lecturer
England > South East

The median Lecturer salary in the South East is £38,676 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 40 - 266
Rank change year-on-year - - +161
Permanent jobs requiring a Lecturer 473 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 4.52% - 0.077%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.94% - 0.081%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 6
10th Percentile £34,584 - -
25th Percentile £35,486 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,676 - £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +18.69%
75th Percentile £40,541 - -
90th Percentile £40,649 - -
England median annual salary £40,000 £36,547 £40,000
% change year-on-year +9.45% -8.63% -7.52%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the South East with a recognized job title 9,584 8,545 7,390
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.63% 92.22% 94.53%
Number of salaries quoted 5,970 4,629 5,361
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £66,778
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Lecturer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Lecturer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Lecturer job vacancy trend in the South East

Lecturer
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Lecturer job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Lecturer job vacancies in the South East

Lecturer
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lecturer within the South East region over the 6 months to 28 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Surrey - 270 - -
Kent - 117 - -
Thames Valley - 50 £38,676 -
Buckinghamshire - 30 - -
Middlesex - 23 - -
Berkshire - 14 £38,676 -
Isle of Wight - 6 - -
Oxfordshire - 6 - -
Hampshire - 6 - -
West Sussex - 1 - -
Lecturer
England

Lecturer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 28 December 2025, Lecturer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South East region featuring Lecturer in the job title.

1 469 (99.15%) AI
1 469 (99.15%) Cloud Computing
1 469 (99.15%) Cybersecurity
1 469 (99.15%) Degree
1 469 (99.15%) Internet
1 469 (99.15%) Machine Learning
1 469 (99.15%) Master's Degree
1 469 (99.15%) PhD
1 469 (99.15%) Postgraduate
1 469 (99.15%) User Experience
1 469 (99.15%) Web Development
2 3 (0.63%) DBS Check
3 2 (0.42%) Facebook
3 2 (0.42%) Game Development
4 1 (0.21%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (0.21%) Instagram
4 1 (0.21%) Project Management
4 1 (0.21%) Software Engineering
4 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.21%) Visual Effects

Lecturer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 469 (99.15%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 469 (99.15%) Internet
General
1 470 (99.37%) Social Skills
2 469 (99.15%) Banking
2 469 (99.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (0.42%) Games
4 1 (0.21%) Agriculture
4 1 (0.21%) Multimedia
4 1 (0.21%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (0.21%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 469 (99.15%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 469 (99.15%) AI
1 469 (99.15%) Cybersecurity
1 469 (99.15%) Machine Learning
1 469 (99.15%) User Experience
1 469 (99.15%) Web Development
2 2 (0.42%) Game Development
3 1 (0.21%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (0.21%) Project Management
3 1 (0.21%) Software Engineering
3 1 (0.21%) Visual Effects
Qualifications
1 469 (99.15%) Degree
1 469 (99.15%) Master's Degree
1 469 (99.15%) PhD
1 469 (99.15%) Postgraduate
2 3 (0.63%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 2 (0.42%) Facebook
2 1 (0.21%) Instagram