Exhibit D38
Academic job factors considered as very important by institution type and region (% of respondents)
Salary
Benefits
Job security
Opportunities for career advancement
Intellectual challenge
Level of responsibility
Degree of independence
Contribution to society
Total (N)
16.6
12.8
37.6
34.5
67.8
21.8
63.6
44.4
17950
Younger Universities (Est post-1992)
18.8
13.6
38.6
34.2
61.8
21.0
61.8
48.4
4944
Older Universities (Est pre-1992)
16.8
13.5
38.5
34.4
69.3
22.1
65.2
43.2
6012
Specialist Institutions
18.6
11.8
34.2
36.3
62.8
19.8
56.6
49.0
576
Top-decile Research Institutions
14.5
11.7
36.4
34.7
71.5
22.3
64.2
42.1
6418
East of England
15.3
13.1
34.3
34.0
71.1
22.8
64.1
42.1
1428
East Midlands
17.3
12.2
39.4
33.8
65.0
19.3
61.9
41.4
1199
London
18.6
14.5
36.2
37.8
70.3
22.6
64.8
46.6
3403
North East
13.4
11.9
36.5
32.8
67.7
19.9
64.0
43.4
784
Northern Ireland
17.3
14.2
45.5
37.9
58.8
23.3
58.8
47.0
330
North West
15.4
11.0
38.8
33.6
67.1
20.7
65.4
46.0
1528
Scotland
15.0
12.2
40.1
34.8
67.4
23.4
63.1
44.6
1897
South East
16.7
13.5
36.5
32.9
69.7
22.3
65.5
44.4
2502
South West
16.2
11.6
34.8
32.6
67.5
21.1
63.6
44.8
1180
Wales
16.3
11.8
40.6
33.9
61.7
20.9
61.2
43.7
943
West Midlands
18.8
14.1
37.5
36.2
67.9
23.2
63.9
42.5
1059
Yorkshire and the Humber
16.3
12.0
39.4
32.5
65.8
19.9
60.6
43.8
1697
All Institution Type
Region
Question: When thinking about your job as an academic, how important is each of the following factors to you? Please indicate the importance of each statement. —Completely unimportant —Unimportant —Neither unimportant nor important —Important —Very important