Salary guide
Subject Leader salary
What subject leaders are advertised at on live vacancies we hold — we name the nation whenever we publish a figure.
Advertised salary evidence
Insufficient verified salary data
Insufficient verified salary data — we only publish pay figures we can evidence from live public vacancy adverts or official pay scales.
Insufficient verified salary data
We do not yet hold enough verified salary evidence to publish a figure here.
Statistics are derived from live public vacancies at the time of the last refresh. They are a snapshot of advertised pay, not a historical earnings series.
How we calculate salary informationSubject Leader pay in UK education is set by the employer and the applicable pay framework. We publish figures here only where we can evidence them from live public vacancy adverts or an official pay scale.
What you can do instead
We do not yet hold enough verified salary evidence to publish a subject leader pay figure. There are 10 live subject leader vacancies you can review directly.
- Open the live subject leader vacancies below — many adverts state pay directly.
- Check the pay framework that applies to the role, where one exists.
- Tell us if you spot a salary that looks wrong so we can review the advert.
Subject Leader job openings
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Icknield High School · Luton
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The Belvedere Academy · Liverpool
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Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form · Banbury
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Stoke Park School · Coventry
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Nottingham Academy · Nottingham
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Co-op Academy Leeds · Leeds
Schools hiring subject leaders
Ranked by live vacancy volume. We do not publish employer-level pay figures.
Where subject leaders are being advertised
Areas with the most live subject leader vacancies.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a subject leader earn?
We do not yet hold enough verified salary evidence to publish a subject leader figure. Rather than estimate, we show live vacancies so you can see what employers are actually advertising.
Does subject leader pay vary by area?
It can, but we only publish area differences where we have enough evidence for that area — we never apply a regional multiplier to invent a local figure.
What pay framework applies to a subject leader?
There is no single pay framework that generally applies to this role: pay depends on the employer, the contract and the nation. Use the advertised salary evidence on this page and check the individual advert.
Find your next subject leader job
Live UK subject leader vacancies from schools, trusts and agencies.
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