Education officer: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Education advisers and school inspectors (SOC 2323)
About £37,356 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +5.7% on last year
£3,916 a month About £3,113 a month after tax 16 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £33,633 in 2021 to £46,994 in 2026 (+40%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | x | £26,382 | £33,633 | x | x |
| 2022 | x | £27,036 | £33,309 | x | x |
| 2023 | x | £30,137 | £36,965 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | £35,643 | £42,148 | x | x |
| 2025 | £30,000 | £37,021 | £44,468 | £54,502 | x |
| 2026 | x | £39,434 | £46,994 | £59,259 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £46,994 a year and half earn more. That is 15% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £39,434 and £59,259.
Ranked by median, it is number 93 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £3,113 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £3,043 in Scotland.
The median for men is £43,111 and for women £49,753, a gap of 15% in women's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | £38,399 | £3,200 |
| 25th (P25) | £39,434 | £3,286 |
| 30th | £40,807 | £3,401 |
| 40th | £43,899 | £3,658 |
| Median (50th) | £46,994 | £3,916 |
| 60th | £50,700 | £4,225 |
| 70th | £56,439 | £4,703 |
| 75th (P75) | £59,259 | £4,938 |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £43,111 | £47,070 | x |
| Women | £49,753 | £53,256 | 10 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £37,356 | £3,113 |
| Scotland | £36,521 | £3,043 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £47,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 34 job titles to SOC 2323 Education advisers and school inspectors. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Academic adviser
- Academic skills adviser
- Adviser
- Advisory teacher
- Assessor
- Curriculum adviser
- Curriculum development adviser
- Curriculum development officer
- Early years adviser
- Early years advisory teacher
- Early years consultant
- Early years inspector
- Early years teaching adviser
- Education adviser
- Education assessor
- Education consultant
- Education inspector
- Education officer
- Educational adviser
- Educational assessor
- Educational consultant
- HMIS
- Inclusion manager
- Inclusion officer
- Inspector
- Inspector of schools
- Module convenor
- Music coordinator
- OFSTED inspector
- Primary languages consultant
- School improvement adviser
- School improvement officer
- School inspector
- Teacher training adviser
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.