Teaching is a very rewarding and satisfying profession, which offers great career prospects for qualified, trained and experienced professionals' in most parts of the world particularly in the Middle East and western countries. Just consider an average experienced qualified teacher in Gulf countries commands a starting salary package around US$ 11,500/- per annum rising to 20,000/- approximately over 3-5 years. However, in UK a teaching professional can hope to start from something like US $ 35,000/- going up to US $ 45,000/- per annum in about 5 years. (Equivalent amount in Pound Sterling)