Lecturer Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Lecturer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Lecturer salary in the UK excluding London is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 560 535
Rank change year-on-year +533 -25 +208
Permanent jobs requiring a Lecturer 2,876 7 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 6.85% 0.019% 0.020%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.59% 0.020% 0.021%
Number of salaries quoted 42 0 6
10th Percentile £35,496 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.52%
75th Percentile £41,731 - -
90th Percentile £55,000 - -
UK median annual salary £40,000 £36,547 £40,000
% change year-on-year +9.45% -8.63% -7.52%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 37,904 34,869 29,181
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.34% 93.17% 95.28%
Number of salaries quoted 22,945 17,378 22,098
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £34,750 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Lecturer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Lecturer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Lecturer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Lecturer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Lecturer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Lecturer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lecturer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Lecturer in the UK excluding London

Lecturer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lecturer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 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
North of England - 1,251 £40,000 - 6
North West - 1,143 £40,000 - 4
Midlands +220 809 £40,000 - 8
West Midlands +179 705 £40,000 - 8
South East - 472 £40,000 -
East of England - 286 - -
East Midlands - 116 - -
Yorkshire - 108 - - 1
South West - 35 £70,000 - 2
Wales - 30 £45,000 -
Channel Islands - 6 - -
Scotland - 1 - -
Lecturer
UK

Lecturer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 31 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 UK excluding London region featuring Lecturer in the job title.

1 2,837 (98.64%) Degree
2 2,829 (98.37%) AI
3 2,827 (98.30%) PhD
4 2,825 (98.23%) Master's Degree
5 2,817 (97.95%) Cybersecurity
6 2,815 (97.88%) Machine Learning
7 2,811 (97.74%) Cloud Computing
7 2,811 (97.74%) Internet
7 2,811 (97.74%) Postgraduate
7 2,811 (97.74%) User Experience
7 2,811 (97.74%) Web Development
8 14 (0.49%) Chatbot
8 14 (0.49%) Chemistry
8 14 (0.49%) Conversational UI
8 14 (0.49%) PayPal
9 13 (0.45%) Computer Science
10 5 (0.17%) DBS Check
11 4 (0.14%) Natural Language Processing
11 4 (0.14%) Reinforcement Learning
12 3 (0.10%) Continuous Improvement
13 2 (0.070%) Computer Science Degree
13 2 (0.070%) Facebook
13 2 (0.070%) Google
13 2 (0.070%) Mathematics
13 2 (0.070%) Mentoring
13 2 (0.070%) Motion Capture
14 1 (0.035%) Game Development
14 1 (0.035%) Instagram
14 1 (0.035%) Spreadsheet

Lecturer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 14 (0.49%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.035%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 2,811 (97.74%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 2,811 (97.74%) Internet
General
1 2,814 (97.84%) Social Skills
2 2,811 (97.74%) Banking
2 2,811 (97.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 14 (0.49%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (0.10%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (0.070%) Games
5 2 (0.070%) Humanities
5 2 (0.070%) Social Science
6 1 (0.035%) Esports
6 1 (0.035%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2,811 (97.74%) IoT
2 2 (0.070%) NHS
3 1 (0.035%) Online Games
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,829 (98.37%) AI
2 2,817 (97.95%) Cybersecurity
3 2,815 (97.88%) Machine Learning
4 2,811 (97.74%) User Experience
4 2,811 (97.74%) Web Development
5 14 (0.49%) Chemistry
5 14 (0.49%) Conversational UI
6 13 (0.45%) Computer Science
7 4 (0.14%) Natural Language Processing
7 4 (0.14%) Reinforcement Learning
8 3 (0.10%) Continuous Improvement
9 2 (0.070%) Mathematics
9 2 (0.070%) Mentoring
9 2 (0.070%) Motion Capture
10 1 (0.035%) Game Development
Qualifications
1 2,837 (98.64%) Degree
2 2,827 (98.30%) PhD
3 2,825 (98.23%) Master's Degree
4 2,811 (97.74%) Postgraduate
5 5 (0.17%) DBS Check
6 2 (0.070%) Computer Science Degree
Vendors
1 14 (0.49%) PayPal
2 2 (0.070%) Facebook
2 2 (0.070%) Google
3 1 (0.035%) Instagram