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 8 increasing the hourly rate for these points to equivalent of £11.66per hour; £21,828 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 8 increasing the hourly rate for these points to equivalent of £11.66per hour; £21,828 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 8 increasing the hourly rate for these points to equivalent of £11.66per hour; £21,828 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