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 2023)

*4 (minimum)

20,619

*5 (maximum)

20,880

* The University pays an additional supplement to spine points 4 to 10 increasing the hourly rate for these points to equivalent of the real Living Wage of £12 per hour; £22,464 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 2023)

*5 (minimum)

20,880

*6 (maximum)

20,948

*7 (contribution point)

21,254

*8 (contribution point)

21,543

*The University pays an additional supplement to spine points 4 to 10 increasing the hourly rate for these points to equivalent of the real Living Wage of £12 per hour; £22,464 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 2023)

*7 (minimum)

21,254

*8

21,543

*9

21,828
*10 (maximum) 22,214
11 (contribution point) 22,681
12 (contribution point) 23,144

*The University pays an additional supplement to spine points 4 to 10 increasing the hourly rate for these points to equivalent of the real Living Wage of £12 per hour; £22,464 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 2023)

11 (minimum) 22,681
12 23,144
13 23,700
14 24,248
15 (maximum) 24,533
16 (contribution point) 25,138
17 (contribution point) 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 Aug 2023)

16 (minimum) 25,138
17 25,742
18 26,444
19 27,181
20 (maximum) 27,979
21 (contribution point) 28,759
22 (contribution point) 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 Aug 2023)

22 (minimum) 29,605
24 31,396
26 32,982
28 34,980
29 (maximum) 36,024
30 (contribution point) 37,099
32 (contribution point) 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 Aug 2023)

30 (minimum) 37,099
32 39,347
33 40,521
34 41,732
36 (maximum) 44,263
37 (contribution point) 45,585
38 (contribution point) 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 Aug 2023)

37 (minimum) 45,585
38 46,974
40 49,794
41 51,283
43 (maximum) 54,395
44 (contribution point) 56,021
46 (contribution point) 59,421
47 (contribution point) 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 Aug 2023)

44 (minimum) 56,021
46 59,421
47 61,198
48 63,029
49 (maximum) 64,914
50 (contribution point) 66,857
51 (contribution point) 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 Aug 2023)

99 (minimum)  75,840