Pay scale

Pay scales for academic and HE support staff

Updated on 8 March 2023

Academic and HE support single pay spine showing salaries from 1 October 2022

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- Locally agreed salary point to reflect Living Wage, please note this is above the nationally agreed salary point.

a - Minimum starting point for academic lecturing staff

b - Points 25-28, Training Grade 7

e - Minimum starting point for Professorial Staff

m - Maximum of scale

c - CRPS (contribution related point)

  • The purpose of contribution-related pay is to reward individuals whose contribution, on a sustained basis, significantly exceeds that normally expected in their role in terms of output and performance. CRPS are available at the top of each grade and are awarded on a permanent basis. CRPS will replace the current system of discretionary points. Note that Grade 2 point 7 is also a CRP point. 

(*) This spinal point will benefit from any approved increases agreed by the Joint Negotiating Committee for Higher Education Staff (JNCHES) and any approved increases will be backdated to 01 April, of the applicable year, in accordance with the implementation date of the Locally Agreed Living Wage.

Grade 1

L - Locally agreed salary point to reflect Living Wage

Spine
point
Salaries
01/08/2023
Salaries
01/10/2022
Salaries
01/08/2022
1 £20,546.50 (L)  £20,546.50 (L) £18,898
2 £20,546.50 (L)  £20,546.50 (L) £18,898

Grade 2

L - Locally agreed salary point to reflect Living Wage

Spine point

Salaries
01/08/2023

Salaries
01/02/2023
Salaries
01/10/2022
Salaries
01/08/2022
2 £20,546.50 (L) £20,546.50 (L) £20,546.50 (L) £18,898
3 £20,546.50 (L) £20,546.50 (L) £20,546.50 (L) £18,898
4 £20,619  £20,546.50 (L) £20,546.50 (L) £19,092
5 £20,880 £20,546.50 (L) £20,546.50 (L) £19,333

Grade 3

L - Locally agreed salary point to reflect Living Wage

Spine point Salaries
01/08/2023

Salaries
01/02/2023

Salaries
01/10/2022
Salaries
01/08/2022
5 £20,880 £20,546.50 (L) £20,546.50 (L) £19,333
6 £20,948 £20,578 £20,546.50 (L) £19,578
7 £21,254 £20,863 £20,546.50 (L) £19,863
8 £21,543 £21,134 £20,546.50 (L) £20,134
9 £21,828 £21,400 £20,546.50 (L) £20,400
10 £22,214 £21,761   £20,761
11 £22,681 (m) £22,197 (m)   £21,197 (m)
12 £23,144 (c) £22,630 (c)   £21,630 (c)
13 £23,700 (c) £23,149 (c)   £22,149 (c)

Grade 4

Spine
point
Salaries
01/08/2023
Salaries
01/02/2023
Salaries
01/08/2022
11 £22,681 £22,197 £21,197
12 £23,144 £22,630 £21,630
13 £23,700 £23,149 £22,149
14 £24,248 £23,662 £22,662
15 £24,533 £24,144 £23,144
16 £25,138 (m) £24,715 (m) £23,715 (m)
17 £25,742 (c) £25,285 (c) £24,285 (c)
18 £26,444 (c) £25,948 (c) £24,948 (c)

Grade 5

Spine
point
Salaries
01/08/2023
Salaries
01/02/2023
Salaries
01/08/2022
16 £25,138 £24,715 £23,715
17 £25,742 £25,285 £24,285
18 £26,444 £25,948 £24,948
19 £27,181 £26,642 £25,642
20 £27,979 £27,396 £26,396
21 £28,759 (m) £28,131 (m) £27,131 (m)
22 £29,605 (c) £28,929 (c) £27,929 (c)
23 £30,487 (c) £29,762 (c) £28,762 (c)
24 £31,396 (c) £30,619 (c) £29,619 (c)

Grade 6

b - Points 25-28, Training Grade 7

Spine
point
Salaries
01/08/2023
Salaries
01/02/2023
Salaries
01/08/2022
22 £29,605 £28,929 £27,929
23 £30,487 £29,762 £28,762
24 £31,396 £30,619 £29,619
25 £32,332 (b) £31,502 (b) £30,502 (b) 
26 £32,982 (b) £32,411 (b) £31,411 (b) 
27 £33,966 (b) £33,348 (b) £32,348 (b) 
28 £34,980 (b) £34,314 (b) £33,314 (b) 
29 £36,024 (m) £35,308 (m) £34,308 (m)
30 £37,099 (c) £36,333 (c) £35,333 (c)
31 £38,205 (c) £37,386 (c) £36,386 (c)
32 £39,347 (c) £38,474 (c) £37,474 (c)

 

Grade 7

a - Minimum starting point for academic lecturing staff

Spine
point
Salaries
01/08/2023
Salaries
01/02/2023
Salaries
01/08/2022
29 £36,024 £35,308 £34,308
30 £37,099 £36,333 £35,333
31 £38,205 £37,386 £36,386
32 £39,347 £38,474 £37,474
33 £40,521 (a) £39,592 (a) £38,592 (a)
34 £41,732 £40,745 £39,745
35 £42,978 £41,931 £40,931
36 £44,263 (m) £43,155 (m) £42,155 (m)
37 £45,585 (c) £44,414 (c) £43,414 (c) 
38 £46,974 (c) £45,737 (c) £44,737 (c) 
39 £48,350 (c) £47,047 (c) £46,047 (c) 

Grade 8

Spine
point
Salaries
01/08/2023
Salaries
01/02/2023
Salaries
01/08/2022
37 £45,585 £44,414 £43,414
38 £46,974 £45,737 £44,737
39 £48,350 £47,047 £46,047
40 £49,794 £48,423 £47,423
41 £51,283 £49,841 £48,841
42 £52,815 £51,306 £50,300
43 £54,395 (m) £52,841 (m) £51,805 (m)
44 £56,021 (c) £54,421 (c) £53,353 (c)
45 £57,696 (c) £56,048 (c) £54,949 (c)
46 £59,421 (c) £57,723 (c) £56,592 (c)

Grade 9

Spine
point
Salaries
01/08/2023
Salaries
01/02/2023
Salaries
01/08/2022
45 £57,696 £56,048 £54,949
46 £59,421 £57,723 £56,592
47 £61,198 £59,450 £58,284
48 £63,029 £61,228 £60,027
49 £64,914 (m) £63,059 (m) £61,823 (m)
50 £66,857 (c) £64,946 (c) £63,673 (c)
51 £68,857 (c) £66,890 (c) £65,578 (c)

Grade 10

e - Minimum starting point for professorial staff

Spine
point
Salaries
01/08/2023
Salaries
01/02/2023
Salaries
01/08/2022
50 £66,857 (e)  £64,946 (e) £63,673 (e) 
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