Pay scale

Spine pointGrades

Salary as at 1 August 2025

52
Grade 12 ACE points£73,709
51
 £71,566
50
 £69,488
49
 Grade 12 normal increments
£67,468
48
 £65,509
47
Grade 11 ACE points
£63,606
46
£61,759
45
£59,966
44
Grade 11 normal increments
 £58,225
43
Grade 10 ACE points
£56,535
42
£54,893
41
£53,301
40
 Grade 10 normal increments
£51,753
39
 £50,253
38
Grade 9 ACE points
£48,822
37
£47,389
36
 £46,049
35
Grade 9 normal increments
 £44,746
34
Grade 8 ACE points
£43,482
33
£42,254
32
£41,064
31
 Grade 8 normal increments
£39,906
30
 £38,784
29
Grade 7 ACE points
£37,694
28
£36,636
27
 £35,608
26
Grade 7 normal increments
 £34,610
25
Grade 6 ACE points
£33,951
24
£33,002
23
£32,080
22
 Grade 6 normal increments
£31,236
21
 £30,378
20
Grade 5 ACE points
£29,588
19
£28,778
18
 £28,031
17
Grade 5 normal increments
Grade 4 ACE points
£27,319
16
£26,707
15
£26,093
14
Grade 4 normal increments
£25,804
13*
 £25,389

*This point were uplifted in line with the Oxford Living Wage, which is £13.16 per hour.  This equates to an annual salary of £25,389 and a casual rate of £15.08. Grade 4 casual staff are paid the Oxford Living Wage, which is £13.16 per hour.  This equates to a casual rate of £15.08. 

(Normal increments: light grey; ACE points salary points: dark grey)

Rate of pay for casual and variable hours staff

Grade Casual hourly rateVariable hours starting rate
 4£15.08 £13.16
 5£15.33
 £13.38
 6£17.09
 £14.92
 7£19.06
 £16.63
 8£21.76
 £18.99
 9£24.39
 £21.28
 10£28.15
 £24.56
 11£31.66
 £27.63
 12£35.62
 £31.08

Rates of pay for associate lecturers


For new ALsFor those who were engaged last year
Annual rate£38,784£39,906
Basic rate£23.81£24.50
Comprehensive rate£50.26£51.71

Associate researcher starting rates

Grade Basic hourly rateActual rate
6£14.92£17.27
7£16.63
£19.25
8£18.99
£21.98
9£21.28
£25.21
10£24.56
£29.10
11£27.63
£32.73

Notice periods

Notice periods
Spine points up to 291 month
Spine points 30 - 472 months
Grade 12 and above3 months

Updated August 2025