Data published on staff employed in the higher education sector

HEFCE has published interactive data on the trends in employment of staff in the higher education sector for the ten years, 2003-04 to 2012-13. 2012-13 is the first year in which detailed information on job types is available.
The type of work staff undertake in English higher education institutions falls into two main categories:

• academic roles, such as professors and research assistants
• professional and support roles, such as managers and directors.

Just over half of staff are in the second category. More...