Pay scale

Spine pointGrades

Salary as at 1 August 2026

52 Grade 12 ACE points
£75,183
51 £72,997
50
£70,878
49


Grade 12 normal increments
£68,817
48

£66,819
47
Grade 11 ACE points
£64,878
46
£62,994
45
£61,165
44
Grade 11 normal increments

 
 

£59,390
43
Grade 10 ACE points
£57,666
42£55,991
41£54,367
40

Grade 10 normal increments
 
 
£52,788
39

£51,258
38
Grade 9 ACE points
£49,798
37
£48,337
36

£46,970
35

Grade 9 normal increments
 

£45,641
34
Grade 8 ACE points
£44,352
33
£43,099
32£41,885
31

Grade 8 normal increments
£40,704
30
£39,560
29
Grade 7 ACE points
£38,448
28
£37,369
27

£36,320
26

Grade 7 normal increments
 

£35,302
25
Grade 6 ACE points
£34,630
24
£33,662
23
£32,722
22


 Grade 6 normal increments
£31,861
21
Grade 5 ACE points
£30,986
20£30,180
19
£29,354
18

Grade 5 normal increments

£28,592
17
Grade 4 ACE points
£27,865
16
 Grade 4 spot salary
£27,241

Oxford Brookes University is an Oxford Living Wage (OLW) employer.  All OBU employees are paid at least the Oxford Living wage as a minimum.

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

Rate of pay for casual and variable hours staff

Grade Basic hourly rateCasual and Variable hours starting rate
 4£14.12 £16.18
 5£14.44
 £16.55
 6£15.21
 £17.44
 7£16.96
 £19.44
 8£19.37
 £22.20
 9£21.71
 £24.88
 10£25.05
 £28.71
 11£28.18
 £32,29
 12£31.70
 £36.33

Rates of pay for associate lecturers


For new ALsFor those who were engaged last year
Annual rate£39,560£40,704
Basic rate£24.29£24.99
Comprehensive rate£51.26£52.75

Associate researcher starting rates

Grade Basic hourly rateActual rate
6£15.21£17.61
7£16.96
£19.64
8£19.37
£22.42
9£21.71
£25.72
10£25.05
£29.68
11£28.18
£33.38

Notice periods

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

Updated October 2026