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, column two lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 August 2025)
*5 (maximum)	22,595

* With effect from 1st November 2024 the University pays an additional supplement to spine points 5 to 9 increasing the hourly rate for these points to equivalent of £12.60 per hour

Grade 2

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, column two lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 August 2025)
*5 (minimum)	22,595
*6 (maximum)	22,595
*7 (contribution point)	22,768
*8 (contribution point)	23,061

* With effect from 1st November 2024 the University pays an additional supplement to spine points 5 to 9 increasing the hourly rate for these points to equivalent of £12.60 per hour

Grade 3

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, column two lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 August 2025)
*7 (minimum)	22,768
*8	23,061
*9	23,350
10 (maximum)	23,742
11 (contribution point)	24,215
12 (contribution point)	24,685

* With effect from 1st November 2024 the University pays an additional supplement to spine points 5 to 9 increasing the hourly rate for these points to equivalent of £12.60 per hour

Grade 4

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, column two lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 August 2025)
11 (minimum)	24,215
12	24,685
13	25,249
14	25,804
15 (maximum)	26,093
16 (contribution point)	26,707
17 (contribution point)	27,319

Grade 5

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, column two lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 August 2025)
16 (minimum)	26,707
17	27,319
18	28,031
19	28,778
20 (maximum)	29,588
21 (contribution point)	30,378
22 (contribution point)	31,236

Grade 6

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, column two lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 August 2025)
22 (minimum)	31,236
24	33,002
26	34,610
28	36,636
29 (maximum)	37,694
30 (contribution point)	38,784
32 (contribution point)	41,064

Grade 7

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, column two lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 August 2025)
30 (minimum)	38,784
32	41,064
33	42,254
34	43,482
36 (maximum)	46,049
37 (contribution point)	47,389
38 (contribution point)	48,822

Grade 8

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, column two lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 August 2025)
37 (minimum)	47,389
38	48,822
40	51,753
41	53,301
43	56,535
44 (contribution point)	58,225
46 (contribution point)	61,759
47 (contribution point)	63,606

Grade 9

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, column two lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 August 2025)
44 (minimum)	58,225
46	61,759
47	63,606
48	65,509
49 (maximum)	67,468
50 (contribution point)	69,488
51 (contribution point)	71,566

Grade 10

Pay scales
Column one lists the spine points, column two lists the salary for each spine point
Spine point	Salary (£) (1 August 2025)
99 (minimum)	78,824