Academics see 'big pay increases' over recent years
20-11-2007
Academics are now earning an average of £42,000 a year, the latest figures have shown.
According to the Office for National Statistics, academics are earning £42,620 a year, which is above the average professional salary of £38,840, the Times Education Supplement reports.
This represents a rise of more than a quarter over the past six years.
The University and College Union general secretary Sally Hunt commented that academics had been badly paid for many years.
"Last year's bitter pay dispute went some way to addressing decades of decline that had seen academic salaries drop massively in relative terms with comparable professions, including teachers and across the public sector, but there is still some way to go," she told the publication.
The Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) added that compared to other public sector positions, pay awards for education professionals were much higher.
Furthermore, the UCEA noted that staff are working fewer hours now, with the average number of teaching hours for academics between 35 and 37 hours a week.
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