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University Salaries 2026: United Kingdom

Academic Jobs, the higher education salary benchmark, based on 227,099 university job posts since January 1, 2026, drawn from millions of historical job posts.

UniversidadepaísProfessor medianLecturer medianLive jobs
OxfordUnited Kingdom£43,602£43,602223
Cambridge UniversityUnited Kingdom£41,294£41,294211
Imperial CollegeUnited Kingdom£88,899£54,77666
UCLUnited Kingdom£48,284£59,78840
UoEUnited Kingdom£56,006£55,23375
KCLUnited Kingdom£58,649£53,38939
LSEUnited Kingdom£68,087£47,49629
UoMUnited Kingdom£44,152£52,079373
BristolUnited Kingdom£46,868£47,50099
WarwickUnited Kingdom£51,962£40,829160
UWEUnited Kingdom—£42,4174
UHUnited Kingdom£66,464£53,13711
Hull UniversityUnited Kingdom—£47,8288
CanterburyUnited Kingdom£42,326£44,8639
LancasterUnited Kingdom£42,978£51,96217
LeedsUnited Kingdom£50,401£55,86050
LeicesterUnited Kingdom£42,978£51,29279
LiverpoolUnited Kingdom£48,328£49,79831
NorthumbriaUnited Kingdom——0
University of NottinghamUnited Kingdom£43,585£39,7350
UoPUnited Kingdom£42,978£48,22117
UoPUnited Kingdom—£48,80026
UoRUnited Kingdom—£52,80775
SalfordUnited Kingdom£53,067£51,96314
SouthamptonUnited Kingdom£22,858£31,000189
St Andrews UniversityUnited Kingdom£47,612£47,61236
StirlingUnited Kingdom—£52,0358
StrathclydeUnited Kingdom£48,821£45,76524
SurreyUnited Kingdom£70,567£32,851120
SussexUnited Kingdom£53,109£40,8006
BangorUnited Kingdom£41,831£42,41751
SwanseaUnited Kingdom——0
UoWUnited Kingdom—£50,3001