Average salary
£39,000 - £45,000
Median salary
£39,000 - £45,000
Lower rangeUpper range
Salary distribution by percentile
10th percentile£25k
25th percentile£32k
Median£39k
75th percentile£45k
90th percentile£52k
50% of professionals earn between £31,699 - £45,000 GBP
The median salary is £39,000
Top cities
London1,480 job openings
Birmingham286 job openings
Manchester273 job openings
Liverpool208 job openings
Leeds166 job openings
Salisbury151 job openings
Nottingham150 job openings
Cambridge137 job openings
Glasgow101 job openings
Bath100 job openings
Coventry84 job openings
Sheffield74 job openings
Newcastle Upon Tyne69 job openings
Peterborough68 job openings
Leicester67 job openings
Cardiff64 job openings
Bristol63 job openings
Weybridge61 job openings
Preston58 job openings
Chippenham56 job openings
Swindon54 job openings
Chelmsford53 job openings
Oxford51 job openings
Worcester51 job openings
Northampton49 job openings
Wigan49 job openings
Portsmouth45 job openings
The average salary for a University Professor in United Kingdom is GBP 39,000 - GBP 45,000 per year in 2026. The median salary is GBP 42,000 per year, based on 11,791 active job listings.
The cities with the most University Professor job opportunities in United Kingdom are London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds. London leads with 1,480 job openings.
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