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 March 2025)
*5 (maximum)	22,080

* With effect from 1st November 2024 the University pays an additional supplement to spine points 5 to 10 increasing the hourly rate for these points to equivalent of £12.60 per hour

Grade 2

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 March 2025)
*5 (minimum)	22,080
*6 (maximum)	22,148
*7 (contribution point)	22,454
*8 (contribution point)	22,743

* With effect from 1st November 2024 the University pays an additional supplement to spine points 5 to 10 increasing the hourly rate for these points to equivalent of £12.60 per hour

Grade 3

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 March 2025)
*7 (minimum)	22,454
*8	22,743
*9	23,028
*10 (maximum)	23,414
11 (contribution point)	23,881
12 (contribution point)	24,344

* With effect from 1st November 2024 the University pays an additional supplement to spine points 5 to 10 increasing the hourly rate for these points to equivalent of £12.60 per hour

Grade 4

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 March 2025)
11 (minimum)	23,881
12	24,344
13	24,900
14	25,448
15 (maximum)	25,733
16 (contribution point)	26,338
17 (contribution point)	26,942

Grade 5

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 March 2025)
16 (minimum)	26,338
17	26,942
18	27,644
19	28,381
20 (maximum)	29,179
21 (contribution point)	29,959
22 (contribution point)	30,805

Grade 6

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 March 2025)
22 (minimum)	30,805
24	32,546
26	34,132
28	36,130
29 (maximum)	37,174
30 (contribution point)	38,249
32 (contribution point)	40,497

Grade 7

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 March 2025)
30 (minimum)	38,249
32	40,497
33	41,671
34	42,882
36 (maximum)	45,413
37 (contribution point)	46,735
38 (contribution point)	48,149

Grade 8

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 March 2025)
37 (minimum)	46,735
38	48,149
40	51,039
41	52,566
43	55,755
44 (contribution point)	57,422
46 (contribution point)	60,907
47 (contribution point)	62,728

Grade 9

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 March 2025)
44 (minimum)	57,422
46	60,907
47	62,728
48	64,605
49 (maximum)	66,537
50 (contribution point)	68,529
51 (contribution point)	70,579

Grade 10

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, columns two/three lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 March 2025)
99 (minimum)	77,736