Pay scale

With effect from 1 February 2023

Spine pointGrades

Salary as at 1 February 2023

52
Grade 12 ACE points£68,892
51
 £66,890
50
 £64,946
49
 Grade 12 normal increments
£63,059
48
 £61,228
47
Grade 11 ACE points
£59,450
46
£57,723
45
£56,048
44
Grade 11 normal increments
 £54,421
43
Grade 10 ACE points
£52,841
42
£51,306
41
£49,841
40
 Grade 10 normal increments
£48,423
39
 £47,047
38
Grade 9 ACE points
£45,737
37
£44,414
36
 £43,155
35
Grade 9 normal increments
 £41,931
34
Grade 8 ACE points
£40,745
33
£39,592
32
£38,474
31
 Grade 8 normal increments
£37,386
30
 £36,333
29
Grade 7 ACE points
£35,308
28
£34,314
27
 £33,348
26
Grade 7 normal increments
 £32,411
25
Grade 6 ACE points
£31,502
24
£30,619
23
£29,762
22
 Grade 6 normal increments
£28,929
21
 £28,131
20
Grade 5 ACE points
£27,396
19
£26,642
18
 £25,948
17
Grade 5 normal increments
Grade 4 ACE points
£25,285
16
£24,715
15
£24,144
14
Grade 4 normal increments
£23,662
13
 £23,149
12
 £22,630
11
 £22,197

(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£13.19 £11.51
 5£14.06
 £12.26
 6£15.23
 £13.81
 7£17.68
 £15.43
 8£20.38
 £17.79
 9£22.85
 £19.94
 10£26.38
 £23.02
 11£29.61
 £25.83
 12£33.29
 £29.05

Rates of pay for associate lecturers


For new ALsFor those who were engaged last year
Annual rate£36,333£37,386
Basic rate£22.31£22.96
Comprehensive rate£47.08£48.45

Associate researcher starting rates

Grade Basic hourly rateActual rate
6£13.81£15.99
7£15.43
£17.86
8£17.79
£20.59
9£19.94
£23.62
10£23.02
£27.27
11£25.83
£30.60

Notice periods

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

Updated March 2023