Pay scale

With effect from 1 August 2023

Spine point	Grades		Salary as at 1 August 2023
52		Grade 12 ACE points	£70,918
51			£68,857
50			£66,857
49		Grade 12 normal increments	£64,914
48			£63,029
47	Grade 11 ACE points		£61,198
46			£59,421
45			£57,696
44	Grade 11 normal increments		£56,021
43		Grade 10 ACE points	£54,395
42			£52,815
41			£51,283
40		Grade 10 normal increments	£49,794
39			£48,350
38	Grade 9 ACE points		£46,974
37			£45,585
36			£44,263
35	Grade 9 normal increments		£42,978
34		Grade 8 ACE points	£41,732
33			£40,521
32			£39,347
31		Grade 8 normal increments	£38,205
30			£37,099
29	Grade 7 ACE points		£36,024
28			£34,980
27			£33,966
26	Grade 7 normal increments		£32,982
25		Grade 6 ACE points	£32,332
24			£31,396
23			£30,487
22		Grade 6 normal increments	£29,605
21			£28,759
20	Grade 5 ACE points		£27,979
19			£27,181
18			£26,444
17	Grade 5 normal increments	Grade 4 ACE points	£25,742
16			£25,138
15			£24,533
14		Grade 4 normal increments	£24,248
13			£23,700
12			£23,144
11			£22,681

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

Rate of pay for casual and variable hours staff

Grade	Casual hourly rate	Variable hours starting rate
4	£13.47	£11.76
5	£14.40	£12.57
6	£16.15	£14.09
7	£18.11	£15.80
8	£20.78	£18.13
9	£23.37	£20.39
10	£27.08	£23.63
11	£30.46	£26.58
12	£34.27	£29.91

Rates of pay for associate lecturers

	For new ALs	For those who were engaged last year
Annual rate	£37,099	£38,205
Basic rate	£22.78	£23.46
Comprehensive rate	£48.07	£49.51

Associate researcher starting rates

Grade	Basic hourly rate	Actual rate
6	£14.09	£16.31
7	£15.80	£18.29
8	£18.13	£20.99
9	£20.39	£24.16
10	£23.63	£27.99
11	£26.58	£31.49