Occupation 2317 · Professional occupations
Teachers of English as a foreign language teach students to speak and write the English language, either for the first time or building on their existing knowledge.
There are no pre-set academic entry requirements, however, many employers may require you to have a Teaching English as a Foreign Language course. TEFL courses require students to be 18 and to have a good level of English. A DBS check may be required.
TEFL · English as a second language teacher · ESOL tutor
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2317 : Teachers of English as a foreign language | None | None | 2026-03 | 24,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2317 : Teachers of English as a foreign language | None | None | 2026-03 | 25,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2317 : Teachers of English as a foreign language | None | None | 2026-03 | 27,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2317 : Teachers of English as a foreign language | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2) |
| 2317 : Teachers of English as a foreign language | None | None | 2026-03 | 2,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2317 : Teachers of English as a foreign language | None | None | 2026-03 | 27,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2317 : Teachers of English as a foreign language | None | None | 2026-03 | 1,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 2317 : Teachers of English as a foreign language | None | 900.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 2317 : Teachers of English as a foreign language | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| London | 2317 : Teachers of English as a foreign language | None | 5,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 2317 : Teachers of English as a foreign language | None | 1,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 2317 : Teachers of English as a foreign language | None | 3,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 2317 : Teachers of English as a foreign language | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 2317 : Teachers of English as a foreign language | None | 2,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 2317 : Teachers of English as a foreign language | None | 5,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 2317 : Teachers of English as a foreign language | None | 4,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 2317 : Teachers of English as a foreign language | None | 1,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 2317 : Teachers of English as a foreign language | None | 1,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 2317 : Teachers of English as a foreign language | None | 2,800.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 10 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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