December 2007/36 (web only)
Issues paper
This report is for information
Staff employed at HEFCE-funded HEIs: update
Trends and profiles
This is the fourth HEFCE report on staff employed at HEFCE-funded HEIs and builds on the findings reported in 2006 (see HEFCE 2006/31) by including information of staff in academic year 2005-06. This update provides information on staff employed in English higher education institutions (HEIs), with further detail given by separating the staff into academic, and professional and support staff.
An updated report, HEFCE 2008/26, includes data from 2006-07.
| To: | Heads of HEFCE-funded higher education institutions |
|---|---|
| Of interest to those responsible for: | Staff data, Planning, Human resources management |
| Reference: | 2007/36 |
| Publication date: | November 2007 |
| Enquiries to: | Mark Gittoes tel 0117 931 7052 e-mail m.gittoes@hefce.ac.uk |
Table of contents and executive summary (read on-line)
Contents
- Executive summary
- Introduction
- Data source
- Terminology
- Overview of staff in English HEIs
- Overall staff numbers
- Staff numbers by type of institution
- Staff and employment attributes
- Activity profile of the workforce
- Age profile of the workforce
- Disability profile of the workforce
- Ethnicity profile of the workforce
- Sex profile of the workforce
- Nationality profile of the workforce
- Salary profile of the workforce
- Annex A Classification of academic staff with reference to historical grades professors, senior lecturers and researchers, lecturers and researchers
- Annex B Overview of UK staff numbers
Executive summary
Purpose
1. This report is the fourth HEFCE report on staff employed at HEFCE-funded higher education institutions (HEIs) and builds on the findings reported in 2006 (see HEFCE 2006/31) by including information on staff in academic year 2005-06. This update provides information on staff employed in English HEIs, with further detail given by separating the staff into academic, professional and support staff.
Key points
2. In this report we give an overview of trends in staff at English HEIs from 1995-96 to 2005-06. It shows the following aspects.
Numbers
3. The total number of staff rose 6 per cent between 2003-04 and 2005-06.
Contracts
4. There was an increase in the proportion of academic, professional and support staff with permanent contracts between 2003-04 and 2005-06.
Age profile
5. There has been relative stability in the proportions of permanent academic staff in different age brackets. There is similar stability in the professional and support staff categories.
Disability
6. There was a rapid increase in the number of permanent academic staff reported as declared disabled between 2000-01 and 2003-04. Across the whole period studied, numbers have risen from around 550 in 1995-96 to around 1,600 in 2005-06. For professional and support staff, the numbers declared as disabled have risen from around 3,500 in 2003-04 to 3,750 in 2005-06.
Ethnicity
7. The number of permanent academic staff from a non-white ethnic background steadily rose from 1997-98 to 2005-06. For professional and support staff, there has been a rise in the number from a non-white ethnic background from around 9,700 in 2003-04 to 11,750 in 2005-06.
Sex
8. Between 1995-96 and 2005-06, there has been a consistent increase at all grades in the proportions of permanent academic staff who are female. For professional and support staff, the trend in the proportion who are female varies depending on their primary function of employment1.
Nationality
9. The number of non-UK nationals on the permanent academic staff has risen from 4,000 in 1995-96 to around 10,000 in 2005-06. The proportion of professional and support staff who are non-UK nationals increased throughout the three-year period between 2003-04 and 2005-06.
Salary
10. Twelve thousand permanent academic staff were earning over £50,000 in 2005-06 compared to around 2,000 staff in 1995-96. For professional and support staff there have been substantial increases in the proportion earning salaries greater than £35,000 for all primary function of employment groups1.
Action required
11. No action is required in response to this document.
Notes
1. Managers and professionals; Technicians; Support administrators; and Other