| Section A Data file |
| | | Full-time | | | | Part-time | | | | All modes |
| | Female | Male | Total | | Female | Male | Total | | Female | male | Total |
| 2013/14 |
| Academic contracts | 50585 | 77575 | 128160 | | 36000 | 30075 | 66075 | | 86585 | 107650 | 194235 |
| Non-academic contract | 73520 | 61370 | 134890 | | 52800 | 13855 | 66650 | | 126320 | 75225 | 201545 |
| Total Staff | 124110 | 138940 | 263050 | | 88800 | 43930 | 132730 | | 212905 | 182870 | 395780 |
| 2014/15 |
| Academic contracts | 53120 | 79745 | 132865 | | 36105 | 29365 | 65470 | | 89225 | 109110 | 198335 |
| Non-academic contract | 76095 | 63285 | 139385 | | 52705 | 13410 | 66115 | | 128805 | 76695 | 205500 |
| Total Staff | 129215 | 143030 | 272250 | | 88810 | 42775 | 131585 | | 218030 | 185805 | 403835 |
| 2015/16 |
| Academic contract |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 190 | 275 | 465 | | 40 | 55 | 95 | | 235 | 330 | 565 |
| Professional occupations | 53840 | 79720 | 133560 | | 36405 | 29420 | 65820 | | 90245 | 109140 | 199385 |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 385 | 595 | 980 | | 280 | 165 | 445 | | 665 | 760 | 1425 |
| Clerical and manual occupations | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Total academic staff | 54420 | 80595 | 135015 | | 36725 | 29640 | 66365 | | 91150 | 110230 | 201380 |
| Non-academic contract |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 4840 | 4845 | 9685 | | 1040 | 255 | 1295 | | 5880 | 5095 | 10980 |
| Professional occupations | 16045 | 15685 | 31730 | | 7215 | 1875 | 9090 | | 23265 | 17560 | 40825 |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 16615 | 18920 | 35540 | | 8290 | 2505 | 10795 | | 24910 | 21425 | 46335 |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 34420 | 10180 | 44600 | | 21155 | 2850 | 24000 | | 55570 | 13030 | 68600 |
| Skilled trades occupations | 810 | 4940 | 5755 | | 490 | 375 | 865 | | 1300 | 5320 | 6620 |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 1695 | 2160 | 3850 | | 2165 | 985 | 3150 | | 3860 | 3145 | 7000 |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 780 | 475 | 1260 | | 905 | 355 | 1255 | | 1685 | 830 | 2515 |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 195 | 1200 | 1395 | | 85 | 150 | 235 | | 280 | 1350 | 1630 |
| Elementary occupations | 2195 | 6035 | 8230 | | 11905 | 4110 | 16015 | | 14105 | 10145 | 24245 |
| Total non-academic staff | 77600 | 64440 | 142045 | | 53250 | 13455 | 66705 | | 130855 | 77895 | 208750 |
| Total staff | 132025 | 145035 | 277055 | | 89980 | 43095 | 133070 | | 222000 | 188130 | 410130 |