University heads pocket 5% pay rise but drive down staff pay
23 January 2014
University vice-chancellors enjoyed an average pay rise of 5.1% last year, but are now refusing to offer staff more than 1%.
As staff prepare to walk out of universities today between 11am and 1pm in a row over pay, some vice-chancellors are even threatening to dock a full day's pay from staff who take part in the two-hour stoppage.
The analysis, published by UCU, also highlights that all but five of the university leaders where figures were available earned more than the Prime Minister's salary of £142,500 in 2013.
The analysis, collated from the latest university statements, also showed that over a quarter of university leaders (40 out of 142) enjoyed a rise greater than 10%. Two-thirds of university leaders had a pay rise greater than the 1% that university staff were told was at the limits of affordability, leading to accusations of hypocrisy from the union.
University staff's refusal to accept a 1% pay offer has prompted the current pay dispute with UK universities. A 1% pay rise would leave staff with a real-terms 13% pay cut since 2009. Union members took two days of strike action last year and will embark on the first of three short, sharp strikes, today at 11am.
The union said the 5.1% average pay hike is likely to be an underestimate of vice-chancellors' full packages as it does not include pension contributions. Last week student groups described the employers' 1% pay offer to staff as 'measly' and called for a quick resolution to the dispute
The biggest rises were awarded to the Craig Calhoun at the London School of Economics, who got a heady 61.1%, Sir Keith Burnett, at the University of Sheffield who got 39%, and Michael Driscoll of Middlesex University, who pocketed a 25% increase.
UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'This analysis shows that far too many vice-chancellors are happy to line their own pockets while pleading poverty to their staff. Almost one in three accepted a pay rise greater than 10% yet continue to drive down staff pay.
'It is the utterly arbitrary nature of the rises that make so little sense. Vice-chancellors need to stop hiding behind shadowy remuneration committees and print the minutes of those meetings detailing what exactly they did to deserve such handsome rises. They also need to explain to staff why they deserve to be paid so much more than the people doing the teaching, research, admin and many roles that keep our universities ticking over.
'Guarantees made to ministers about pay restraint for university leaders have proved to be nothing but empty promises. Pay for those at the top has soared ever-upwards while pay for everyone else has plummeted. Our members, who are the backbone of universities, have seen their pay slump by 13% in real terms over the past five years.'
The three two-hour stoppages are scheduled to take place at these times:
Thursday 23 January 11am-1pm
Tuesday 28 January 2pm-4pm
Monday 10 February 9am-11am
Full table of vice-chancellors' pay
University | Vice-chancellor | 2011/12 salary 000s | 2012/13 salary 000s | % increase |
London School of Economics | Craig Calhoun | 270 | 435 | 61.1% |
University of Sheffield | Professor Sir Keith Burnett | 269 | 374 | 39.0% |
Middlesex University | Professor Michael Driscoll | 256 | 320 | 25.0% |
Heriot-Watt University | Professor Steve Chapman | 169 | 210 | 24.3% |
University of Derby | Professor John Coyne | 212 | 261 | 23.1% |
Arts University Bournemouth | Professor Stuart Bartholomew | 170 | 205 | 20.6% |
University College Birmingham | Professor Ray Linforth | 202 | 243 | 20.3% |
Professor Paul Webley¹ | 159 | 190 | 19.5% | |
Bournemouth University | Professor John Vinney | 181 | 214 | 18.2% |
Liverpool John Moores University | Professor Nigel P. Weatherill | 187 | 221 | 18.2% |
University of Greenwich | Professor David J Maguire | 194 | 229 | 18.0% |
University of Hull | Professor Calie Pistorius | 240 | 283 | 17.9% |
University of Strathclyde | Professor Sir Jim McDonald | 240 | 283 | 17.9% |
Coventry University | Mr John Latham | 218 | 257 | 17.9% |
Teesside University | Professor Graham Henderson | 233 | 270 | 15.9% |
Royal Holloway, University of London | Professor Paul Layzell | 230 | 265 | 15.2% |
City University London | Professor Paul Curran | 281 | 323 | 14.9% |
University of Winchester | Professor Joy Carter | 195 | 223 | 14.4% |
Birmingham City University | Professor Cliff Allan | 258 | 295 | 14.3% |
Lancaster University | Professor Mark E Smith | 210 | 239 | 13.8% |
University of Worcester | Professor David Green | 241 | 273 | 13.3% |
Norwich University of the Arts | Professor John Last | 131 | 148 | 13.0% |
Edge Hill University | Dr John Cater | 239 | 270 | 13.0% |
De Montfort University | Professor Dominic Shellard | 193 | 218 | 13.0% |
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance | Anthony Bowne | 133 | 150 | 12.8% |
University College London | Professor Malcolm Grant | 280 | 315 | 12.5% |
University of Leeds | Professor Michael Arthur | 289 | 325 | 12.5% |
University of Lincoln | Professor Mary Stuart | 191 | 213 | 11.5% |
York St John University | Professor David Fleming | 183 | 204 | 11.5% |
University of the West of England | Professor Steve West | 240 | 267 | 11.3% |
The Open University | Martin Bean | 316 | 351 | 11.1% |
University of Liverpool | Sir Howard Newby | 328 | 360 | 9.8% |
Aberystwyth University | Professor April McMahon | 208 | 228 | 9.6% |
University of London | Professor Sir Adrian Smith | 140 | 153 | 9.3% |
Goldsmiths, University of London | Patrick Loughrey | 206 | 225 | 9.2% |
University of Huddersfield | Professor Bob Cryan | 207 | 226 | 9.2% |
University of East Anglia | Professor Edward Acton | 209 | 227 | 8.6% |
Swansea University | Professor Richard B Davies | 222 | 241 | 8.6% |
University of East London | Professor Patrick McGhee | 215 | 233 | 8.4% |
University of the West of Scotland | Professor Craig Mahone | 217 | 235 | 8.3% |
Queen Margaret University | Professor Petra Wend | 170 | 184 | 8.2% |
University of Reading | Sir David Bell | 215 | 232 | 7.9% |
Birkbeck, University of London | David Latchman | 291 | 314 | 7.9% |
University of Bath | Professor Glynis M Breakwell | 356 | 384 | 7.9% |
University of Essex | Professor Anthony Forster | 212 | 228 | 7.5% |
University of Birmingham | Professor David Eastwood | 372 | 400 | 7.5% |
Southampton Solent University | Professor Van Gore | 222 | 238 | 7.2% |
Nottingham Trent University | Professor Neil T Gorman | 300 | 321 | 7.0% |
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine | Janet Hemingway | 202 | 216 | 6.9% |
University of Cambridge | Professor Leszek Krzysztof Borysiewicz | 271 | 289 | 6.6% |
Bucks New University | Professor David Sines | 168 | 179 | 6.5% |
Bath Spa University | Professor Christina Slade | 203 | 216 | 6.4% |
University of Roehampton | Professor Paul O'Prey | 203 | 216 | 6.4% |
University of Hertfordshire | Professor Quintin McKellar | 253 | 269 | 6.3% |
University of Stirling | Professor Gerry McCormac | 193 | 205 | 6.2% |
University of Southampton | Professor Don Nutbeam | 277 | 294 | 6.1% |
University of West London | Professor Peter John | 212 | 225 | 6.1% |
University of Brighton | Professor Julian Crampton | 203 | 215 | 5.9% |
University of Northampton | Professor Nick Petford | 198 | 209 | 5.6% |
Harper Adams University | Dr David Llewellyn | 149 | 157 | 5.4% |
University of St Mark and St John | Professor Cara Aitchison | 149 | 157 | 5.4% |
Durham University | Professor Christopher Higgins | 232 | 244 | 5.2% |
Queen's University Belfast | Professor James C McElnay | 220 | 230 | 4.5% |
University of Warwick | Professor Nigel Thrift | 275 | 287 | 4.4% |
University of Westminster | Professor Geoffrey Petts | 224 | 233 | 4.0% |
Falmouth University | Professor Anne Carlisle | 215 | 223 | 3.7% |
Kingston University | Julius Weinberg | 190 | 197 | 3.7% |
Leeds College of Art | Simone Wonnacott | 118 | 122 | 3.4% |
University of Glasgow | Professor Anton Muscatelli | 250 | 258 | 3.2% |
Guildhall School of Music and Drama | Professor Barry Ife | 165 | 170 | 3.0% |
London Business School | Sir Adrian Smith | 338 | 348 | 3.0% |
Aston University | Professor Julia King | 272 | 280 | 2.9% |
University of Surrey | Sir Christopher Snowden | 320 | 329 | 2.8% |
Ravensbourne | Professor Robin Baker | 152 | 156 | 2.6% |
University of Oxford | Professor Andrew Hamilton | 371 | 380 | 2.4% |
Courtauld Institute of Art | Professor Deborah Swallow | 174 | 178 | 2.3% |
Imperial College London | Sir Keith O'Nions | 323 | 330 | 2.2% |
University of the Arts London | Nigel Carrington | 239 | 244 | 2.1% |
Manchester Metropolitan University | John Brooks | 249 | 254 | 2.0% |
University of Kent | Professor Dame Julia Goodfellow | 218 | 222 | 1.8% |
Liverpool Hope University | Professor Gerald Pillay | 228 | 232 | 1.8% |
University of York | Professor Brian Cantor | 232 | 236 | 1.7% |
University of Manchester | Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell | 248 | 252 | 1.6% |
Cardiff Metropolitan University | Professor Antony J Chapman | 198 | 201 | 1.5% |
University of Dundee | Professor Pete Downes | 219 | 222 | 1.4% |
University of Aberdeen | Ian Diamond | 261 | 264 | 1.1% |
Staffordshire University | Professor Michael Gunn | 176 | 178 | 1.1% |
Keele University | Professor Nick Foskett | 264 | 267 | 1.1% |
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Professor Peter Piot | 278 | 281 | 1.1% |
University of the Highlands and Islands | Dr Crichton Lang | 190 | 192 | 1.1% |
University of Portsmouth | Professor Graham Galbraith | 196 | 198 | 1.0% |
Bangor University | Professor John Hughes | 219 | 221 | 0.9% |
Robert Gordon University | Professor Ferdinand Von Prondzynski | 223 | 225 | 0.9% |
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts | Mark Featherstone-Whitty | 126 | 127 | 0.8% |
Glasgow School of Art | Professor Tom Inns | 127 | 128 | 0.8% |
University Campus Suffolk | Richard Lister | 142 | 143 | 0.7% |
Newcastle University | Professor Chris Brink | 223 | 224 | 0.4% |
University of Bristol | Professor Eric Thomas | 282 | 283 | 0.4% |
Writtle College | Dr Stephen Waite | 114 | 114 | 0.0% |
University of Nottingham | Professor David Greenaway | 318 | 318 | 0.0% |
London Metropolitan University | Professor Malcolm Gillies | 254 | 254 | 0.0% |
University of Salford | Professor Martin Hall | 209 | 209 | 0.0% |
Institute of Education | Chris Husbands | 191 | 191 | 0.0% |
University of Cumbria | Professor Peter Strike | 170 | 170 | 0.0% |
Sheffield Hallam University | Professor Philip Jones | 246 | 246 | 0.0% |
King's College London | Professor Rick Trainor | 272 | 272 | 0.0% |
Leeds Metropolitan University | Professor Susan Price | 215 | 215 | 0.0% |
University of Edinburgh | Sir Timothy O'Shea | 227 | 227 | 0.0% |
St George's, University of London | Professor Peter Kopelman | 229 | 229 | 0.0% |
University of Ulster | Professor Richard Barnett | 205 | 204 | -0.5% |
University of Gloucestershire | Stephen Marston | 161 | 160 | -0.6% |
Glasgow Caledonian University | Professor Pamela Gillies | 229 | 227 | -0.9% |
University for the Creative Arts | Dr Simon Ofield-Kerr | 160 | 158 | -1.3% |
Institute of Cancer Research | Professor Alan Ashworth | 215 | 212 | -1.4% |
University of Sunderland | Professor Peter Fidler | 201 | 198 | -1.5% |
University of Wolverhampton | Professor Geoff Layer | 183 | 180 | -1.6% |
Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Simon Gaskell | 208 | 204 | -1.9% |
London South Bank University | Professor David Phoenix | 238 | 233 | -2.1% |
University of St Andrews | Professor Louise Richardson | 235 | 230 | -2.1% |
University of Sussex | Professor Michael Farthing | 248 | 241 | -2.8% |
University of Central Lancashire | Professor Gerry Kelleher | 240 | 233 | -2.9% |
University of Leicester | Robert Burgess | 269 | 259 | -3.7% |
University of Bradford | Brian Cantor | 179 | 171 | -4.5% |
Brunel University | Professor Julia Buckingham | 267 | 237 | -11.2% |
University of Bolton | George Holmes | 230 | 202 | -12.2% |
University of Exeter | Professor Steve Smith | 334 | 290 | -13.2% |
Cardiff University | Professor Colin Riordan | 264 | 218 | -17.4% |
Loughborough University | Professor Robert Allison | 266 | 201 | -24.4% |
Canterbury Christ Church University | Professor Rama Thirunamachandran | 203 | 147 | -27.6% |
University of Abertay Dundee | Professor Nigel Seaton | 245 | 164 | -33.1% |
Professor Margaret House² | 134 | 82 | -38.8% | |
Anglia Ruskin University | Professor Michael Thorne | 255 | n/a | n/a |
University of Bedfordshire | Bill Rammell | 280 | n/a | n/a |
St Mary's University College, Twickenham | Dr Arthur Naylor | 144 | n/a | n/a |
Edinburgh Napier University | Professor Andrea Nolan | 209 | n/a | n/a |
Northumbria University | Professor Andrew Wathey | 233 | n/a | n/a |
University of Chichester | Professor Clive Behagg | 150 | n/a | n/a |
Central School of Speech and Drama | Professor Gavin Henderson | 164 | n/a | n/a |
Oxford Brookes University | Professor Janet Beer | 214 | n/a | n/a |
Glyndŵr University | Professor Michael Scott | 199 | n/a | n/a |
Plymouth University | Professor Wendy Purcell | 280 | n/a | n/a |
Royal Veterinary College | Professor Stuart Reid | 237 | n/a | n/a |
Average | 223 | 235 | 5.1 | |
¹ SOAS advise us that Professor Webley's sharp jump in salary can be explained by the fact that during the autumn term in 2011/12 he was in Norway on research leave and received a reduced salary during this period. On his return he resumed full pay. Professor Webley's annual pay of £190,363 is the same amount he has received since 2008/09. |
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