What does a science lecturer earn in the UK?

The median is £48.00 an hour, with the middle half between £45.63 and £49.78. Based on 25+ placements Dovetail & Slate made in the last 24 months.

What does a lecturer in science earn?

The median is £34,925 a year, with most between £34,213 and £39,641, from 5+ placements.

What does a technician in science earn?

The median is £32.73 an hour, with most between £29.34 and £37.00, from 5+ placements.

Where do these science pay figures come from?

They come from placements Dovetail & Slate actually made in the last 24 months, not advertised figures and not a survey. Hourly and daily figures are the charge rate an employer pays the agency, which includes the worker's pay, on-costs and margin. Permanent figures are the salary itself, because a permanent placement has no charge rate. A group is only published where at least five placements sit behind it, and sample sizes are shown as bands rather than exact counts.

Salary Guide

Science pay

a science lecturer typically earns £48.00 an hour, based on placements we made in the last 24 months.

Lecturer

Permanent salary

£34,925 a year

Most land between £34,213 and £39,641

5+ placements · updated 24 August 2026

Hourly charge rate

£48.00 an hour

Most land between £45.63 and £49.78

25+ placements · updated 26 August 2026

Daily charge rate

£300.00 a day

Most land between £282.21 and £306.27

10+ placements · updated 26 August 2026

Technician

Hourly charge rate

£32.73 an hour

Most land between £29.34 and £37.00

5+ placements · updated 26 August 2026

Where these come from

Placements we made, not a salary survey. Hourly and daily figures are the charge rate: what an employer pays us, with the worker's pay, on-costs and our margin inside it. Permanent figures are the salary itself, because a permanent placement has no charge rate: the employer pays the person directly and a separate fee to us. Region comes from the client's own location, and we publish nothing, nationally or regionally, where we hold fewer than five placements. Permanent salaries cover full-time roles only.

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