Table 2

Characteristics of staff and students in United Kingdom universities in 2003–04

	Count	%
Data from 117 universities; three had no postgraduate students, four no undergraduate students, and student numbers were not available for one.
Staff
Total staff	338104	100
Female	177044	52
Age group
Under 21	4393	1
21–30 years	58493	17
31–40 years	50192	27
41–50 years	88571	26
51–60 years	79592	24
61 and over	15206	4
Age unknown	2293	1
Declared disabled	7360	2
Terms of employment
Open ended/permanent	232792	69
Fixed term contract	105312	31
Activity
Managers	11664	3
Academic professionals	150230	44
Non-academic professionals	27168	8
Laboratory, engineering, building, IT, and medical technicians (including nurses)	27243	8
Student welfare workers, careers advisors, vocational training instructors, personnel, and planning officers	7271	2
Artistic, media, public relations, marketing, and sports occupations	4705	1
Library assistants, clerks, and general administrative assistants	44515	13
Secretaries, typists, receptionists, and telephonists	19596	6
Chefs, gardeners, electrical and construction trades, mechanical fitters, and printers	5514	2
Caretakers, residential wardens, sports and leisure attendants, nursery nurses, and care occupations	4909	2
Retail and customer service occupations	1123	<1
Drivers, maintenance supervisors, and plant operatives	1538	1
Cleaners, catering assistants, security officers, porters, and maintenance workers	32630	10
Postgraduate students
Total postgraduate students	523827	100
Female	277104	53
Declared disabled	37191	7
Undergraduate students
Total undergraduate students	1723613	100
Female	1004866	58
Declared disabled	122377	7
All students
Total students	2247440	100
Female	1281041	57
Declared disabled	159569	8