Pay scale
Pay scales for academic and HE support staff
Updated on 17 November 2023
Academic and HE support single pay spine showing salaries from 1 October 2023
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L - 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.
D - Minimum starting point for Readers
Grade 1
L - Locally agreed salary point to reflect Living Wage
| Spine point |
Salaries 01/10/2023 |
Salaries 01/08/2023 |
Salaries 01/02/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | £22,620 (L) | £20,546.50 (L) | £20,546.50 (L) |
| 2 | £22,620 (L) | £20,546.50 (L) | £20,546.50 (L) |
Grade 2
L - Locally agreed salary point to reflect Living Wage
| Spine point | Salaries 01/10/2023 |
Salaries 01/08/2023 |
Salaries 01/02/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | £22,620 (L) | £20,546.50 (L) | £20,546.50 (L) |
| 3 | £22,620 (L) | £20,546.50 (L) | £20,546.50 (L) |
| 4 | £22,620 (L) | £20,619 | £20,546.50 (L) |
| 5 | £22,620 (L) | £20,880 | £20,546.50 (L) |
Grade 3
L - Locally agreed salary point to reflect Living Wage
| Spine point | Salaries 01/10/2023 |
Salaries 01/08/2023 |
Salaries 01/02/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | £22,620 (L) | £20,880 | £20,546.50 (L) |
| 6 | £22,620 (L) | £20,948 | £20,578 |
| 7 | £22,620 (L) | £21,254 | £20,863 |
| 8 | £22,620 (L) | £21,543 | £21,134 |
| 9 | £22,620 (L) | £21,828 | £21,400 |
| 10 | £22,620 (L) | £22,214 | £21,761 |
| 11 | £22,681 (m) | £22,681 (m) | £22,197 (m) |
| 12 | £23,144 (c) | £23,144 (c) | £22,630 (c) |
| 13 | £23,700 (c) | £23,700 (c) | £23,149 (c) |
Grade 4
| Spine point |
Salaries 01/10/2023 |
Salaries 01/08/2023 |
Salaries 01/02/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | £22,681 | £22,681 | £22,197 |
| 12 | £23,144 | £23,144 | £22,630 |
| 13 | £23,700 | £23,700 | £23,149 |
| 14 | £24,248 | £24,248 | £23,662 |
| 15 | £24,533 | £24,533 | £24,144 |
| 16 | £25,138 (m) | £25,138 (m) | £24,715 (m) |
| 17 | £25,742 (c) | £25,742 (c) | £25,285 (c) |
| 18 | £26,444 (c) | £26,444 (c) | £25,948 (c) |
Grade 5
| Spine point |
Salaries 01/10/2023 |
Salaries 01/08/2023 |
Salaries 01/02/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | £25,138 | £25,138 | £24,715 |
| 17 | £25,742 | £25,742 | £25,285 |
| 18 | £26,444 | £26,444 | £25,948 |
| 19 | £27,181 | £27,181 | £26,642 |
| 20 | £27,979 | £27,979 | £27,396 |
| 21 | £28,759 (m) | £28,759 (m) | £28,131 (m) |
| 22 | £29,605 (c) | £29,605 (c) | £28,929 (c) |
| 23 | £30,487 (c) | £30,487 (c) | £29,762 (c) |
| 24 | £31,396 (c) | £31,396 (c) | £30,619 (c) |
Grade 6
b - Points 25-28, Training Grade 7
| Spine point |
Salaries 01/10/2023 |
Salaries 01/08/2023 |
Salaries 01/02/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | £29,605 | £29,605 | £28,929 |
| 23 | £30,487 | £30,487 | £29,762 |
| 24 | £31,396 | £31,396 | £30,619 |
| 25 | £32,332 (b) | £32,332 (b) | £31,502 (b) |
| 26 | £32,982 (b) | £32,982 (b) | £32,411 (b) |
| 27 | £33,966 (b) | £33,966 (b) | £33,348 (b) |
| 28 | £34,980 (b) | £34,980 (b) | £34,314 (b) |
| 29 | £36,024 (m) | £36,024 (m) | £35,308 (m) |
| 30 | £37,099 (c) | £37,099 (c) | £36,333 (c) |
| 31 | £38,205 (c) | £38,205 (c) | £37,386 (c) |
| 32 | £39,347 (c) | £39,347 (c) | £38,474 (c) |
Grade 7
a - Minimum starting point for academic lecturing staff
| Spine point |
Salaries 01/10/2023 |
Salaries 01/08/2023 |
Salaries 01/02/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | £36,024 | £36,024 | £35,308 |
| 30 | £37,099 | £37,099 | £36,333 |
| 31 | £38,205 | £38,205 | £37,386 |
| 32 | £39,347 | £39,347 | £38,474 |
| 33 | £40,521 (a) | £40,521 (a) | £39,592 (a) |
| 34 | £41,732 | £41,732 | £40,745 |
| 35 | £42,978 | £42,978 | £41,931 |
| 36 | £44,263 (m) | £44,263 (m) | £43,155 (m) |
| 37 | £45,585 (c) | £45,585 (c) | £44,414 (c) |
| 38 | £46,974 (c) | £46,974 (c) | £45,737 (c) |
| 39 | £48,350 (c) | £48,350 (c) | £47,047 (c) |
Grade 8
| Spine point |
Salaries 01/10/2023 |
Salaries 01/08/2023 |
Salaries 01/02/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | £45,585 | £45,585 | £44,414 |
| 38 | £46,974 | £46,974 | £45,737 |
| 39 | £48,350 | £48,350 | £47,047 |
| 40 | £49,794 | £49,794 | £48,423 |
| 41 | £51,283 | £51,283 | £49,841 |
| 42 | £52,815 | £52,815 | £51,306 |
| 43 | £54,395 (m) | £54,395 (m) | £52,841 (m) |
| 44 | £56,021 (c) | £56,021 (c) | £54,421 (c) |
| 45 | £57,696 (c) | £57,696 (c) | £56,048 (c) |
| 46 | £59,421 (c) | £59,421 (c) | £57,723 (c) |
Grade 9
| Spine point |
Salaries 01/10/2023 |
Salaries 01/08/2023 |
Salaries 01/02/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | £57,696 | £57,696 | £56,048 |
| 46 | £59,421 | £59,421 | £57,723 |
| 47 | £61,198 (D) | £61,198 (D) | £59,450 |
| 48 | £63,029 | £63,029 | £61,228 |
| 49 | £64,914 (m) | £64,914 (m) | £63,059 (m) |
| 50 | £66,857 (c) | £66,857 (c) | £64,946 (c) |
| 51 | £68,857 (c) | £68,857 (c) | £66,890 (c) |
Grade 10
e - Minimum starting point for professorial staff
| Spine point |
Salaries 01/10/2023 |
Salaries 01/08/2023 |
Salaries 01/02/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | £66,857 (e) | £66,857 (e) | £64,946 (e) |
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