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 Feb 2023)	Salary (£) (1 Aug 2023)
4 (minimum)	20,092*	20,619
5 (maximum)	20,333*	20,880

* The University pays an additional supplement to spine points 4 to 8 increasing the hourly rate for these points to equivalent of £11.43per hour; £21400 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 Feb 2023)	Salary (£) (1 Aug 2023)
5 (minimum)	20,333*	20,880
6 (maximum)	20,578*	20,948
7 (contribution point)	20,863*	21,254
8 (contribution point)	21,134*	21,543

*The University pays an additional supplement to spine points 4 to 8 increasing the hourly rate for these points to equivalent of £11.43per hour; £21400 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 Feb 2023)	Salary (£) (1 Aug 2023)
7 (minimum)	20,863*	21,254
8	21,134*	21,543
9	21,400	21,828
10 (maximum)	21,761	22,214
11 (contribution point)	22,197	22,681
12 (contribution point)	22,630	23,144

*The University pays an additional supplement to spine points 4 to 8 increasing the hourly rate for these points to equivalent of £11.43per hour; £21400 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 Feb 2023)	Salary (£) (1 Aug 2023)
11 (minimum)	22,197	22,681
12	22,630	23,144
13	23,149	23,700
14	23,662	24,248
15 (maximum)	24,144	24,533
16 (contribution point)	24,715	25,138
17 (contribution point)	25,285	25,742

Grade 5

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 Feb 2023)	Salary (£) (1 Aug 2023)
16 (minimum)	24,715	25,138
17	25,285	25,742
18	25,948	26,444
19	26,642	27,181
20 (maximum)	27,396	27,979
21 (contribution point)	28,131	28,759
22 (contribution point)	28,929	29,605

Grade 6

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 Feb 2023)	Salary (£) (1 Aug 2023)
22 (minimum)	28,929	29,605
24	30,619	31,396
26	32,411	32,982
28	34,314	34,980
29 (maximum)	35,308	36,024
30 (contribution point)	36,333	37,099
32 (contribution point)	38,474	39,347

Grade 7

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 Feb 2023)	Salary (£) (1 Aug 2023)
30 (minimum)	36,333	37,099
32	38,474	39,347
33	39,592	40,521
34	40,745	41,732
36 (maximum)	43,155	44,263
37 (contribution point)	44,414	45,585
38 (contribution point)	45,737	46,974

Grade 8

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 Feb 2023)	Salary (£) (1 Aug 2023)
37 (minimum)	44,414	45,585
38	45,737	46,974
40	48,423	49,794
41	49,841	51,283
43 (maximum)	52,841	54,395
44 (contribution point)	54,421	56,021
46 (contribution point)	57,723	59,421
47 (contribution point)	59,450	61,198

Grade 9

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 Feb 2023)	Salary (£) (1 Aug 2023)
44 (minimum)	54,421	56,021
46	57,723	59,421
47	59,450	61,198
48	61,228	63,029
49 (maximum)	63,059	64,914
50 (contribution point)	64,946	66,857
51 (contribution point)	66,890	68,857

Grade 10

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 Feb 2023)	Salary (£) (1 Aug 2023)
99 (minimum)	69, 566	71,612