Salaries soar for UK university heads22: 51 14/03/2010, Rob Evans, David Leigh, education, higher education, news, tutor, news, United Kingdom, the un

Salaries soar for UK university heads22: 51 14/03/2010, Rob Evans, David Leigh, education, higher education, news, tutor, news, United Kingdom, the university administration, university teaching, Guardian Unlimited

Over 80 university heads, generally known as vice-chancellors now earn more than the Prime Minister

The income of thousands of British academic leaders has increased over the last decade, far outstripping the growth in average pay of teachers ", according to research by The Guardian.

Over 80 university heads, generally known as vice-chancellors now earn more than the prime minister, and some have seen their annual income, double or triple in 10 years. Some got the 15% pay 20% rises last year alone, compared with an increase of 45.7% on average 10 years of higher vocational education.

The highest paid £ 474,000 VC and 19 received more than £ 300,000 including pension contributions. By contrast, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, is £ 197,000 plus a pension.

Salaries for more, sometimes much more than £ 100,000 was paid to nearly 4,000 other academic administrators, consultants and scientists from Britain in 150 schools, compared with only a handful at that level a decade ago.

The Guardian has identified eight universities to the head of a league table based on a combination of compensation for chief executives and the high proportion of personal gain.

For vice-chancellor of income, are the London Business School, UCL, Liverpool, Imperial College, Nottingham, Oxford, Kings, London and Bristol.

Guardian The results led to the general secretary of the teachers union, UCU, Sally Hunt, to protest this evening in "snouts in the trough".

She said: "Increasing the salaries of senior officials, including vice presidents, have benefited in recent years have been a constant source of mockery. There is no transparency in the arbitrary increase they receive. The first lie behind the Clandestine Committee remuneration world an excuse for their massive salaries. "

All universities face savage cuts to funding, to students who pay higher rates to help the University's books balance.

Wes Streeting, president of the National Union of Students, said: "The fact that they are giving themselves and other executives of the wage increases raised questions about whether student money is being well spent."

At Oxford, where entering the CV - currently Professor Andrew Hamilton - has more than tripled since 1999 to its current £ 327,000, a spokesman defended the increase of Oxford because it was "the number one university in the country" and largest supplier of research.

Preceded by Hamilton has managed to double revenues in research and fund raising EUR 770m, the university said.

Oxford has a university employee highest paid in the country, fund manager, Sandra Robertson is paid £ 580,000 to manage their allocations of billions of pounds.

Many universities defend their bill payment explosion than a reflection of competition between universities, or "comparability" with other heads of large organizations. A little old school technique, Aston in Birmingham, however, refuses to explain the package of £ 309,000 awarded to engineering professor Julia King on the grounds that "does not comment on the remuneration of any staff member.

By contrast, another vice-chancellor, Professor Eric Thomas in Bristol has decided to give some money back from his £ 309,000. The university said: "Venture capital had no pay rise last year and made a donation to the University of £ 100,000.".

Nicola Dandridge, CEO of Universities UK, which represents principals, todaythat said universities were "very complex business." "The salaries of university heads in the UK are comparable with those of competing countries, and are also in line with the remuneration packages of directors and managers of public and private organizations of similar size. As the role and the importance of higher education have increased, so that demand for the offices of the deans. "

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