Pay scale

With effect from 1 August 2023

Spine pointGrades

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 rateVariable 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 ALsFor 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 rateActual 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

Notice periods

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

Updated July 2023