Pay scales and rates

Find out more about our full time annual salary figures by grade.

Grade 1

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 Aug 2024)
*5 (maximum)	21780

* The University pays an additional supplement to spine points 5 to 10 increasing the hourly rate for these points to equivalent of £12.48 per hour; £23,364 per annum

Grade 2

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 Aug 2024)
*5 (minimum)	21,780
*6 (maximum)	21,848
*7 (contribution point)	22,154
*8 (contribution point)	22,443

* The University pays an additional supplement to spine points 5 to 10 increasing the hourly rate for these points to equivalent of £12.48 per hour; £23,364 per annum

Grade 3

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 Aug 2024)
*7 (minimum)	22,154
*8	22,443
*9	22,728
*10 (maximum)	23,114
11 (contribution point)	23,581
12 (contribution point)	24,044

* The University pays an additional supplement to spine points 5 to 10 increasing the hourly rate for these points to equivalent of £12.48 per hour; £23,364 per annum

Grade 4

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 Aug 2024)
11 (minimum)	23,581
12	24,044
13	24,600
14	25,148
15 (maximum)	25,433
16 (contribution point)	26,038
17 (contribution point)	26,642

Grade 5

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 Aug 2024)
16 (minimum)	26,038
17	26,642
18	27,344
19	28,081
20 (maximum)	28,879
21 (contribution point)	29,659
22 (contribution point)	30,505

Grade 6

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 Aug 2024)
22 (minimum)	30,505
24	32,296
26	33,882
28	35,880
29 (maximum)	36,924
30 (contribution point)	37,999
32 (contribution point)	40,247

Grade 7

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 Aug 2024)
30 (minimum)	37,999
32	40,247
33	41,421
34	42,632
36 (maximum)	45,163
37 (contribution point)	46,485
38 (contribution point)	47,874

Grade 8

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 Aug 2024)
37 (minimum)	46,485
38	47,874
40	50,694
41	52,183
43	55,295
44 (contribution point)	56,921
46 (contribution point)	60,321
47 (contribution point)	62,098

Grade 9

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 Aug 2024)
44 (minimum)	56,921
46	60,321
47	62,098
48	63,929
49 (maximum)	65,814
50 (contribution point)	67,757
51 (contribution point)	69,757

Grade 10

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 Aug 2024)
99 (minimum)	76,740