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