Pay Grades

Our published pay scales are listed below, organised by grade and detailed by Spinal Column Point (SCP). To gain a comprehensive understanding of each role’s total value, including pension contributions, holiday allowances, and other benefits, please use our Reward Calculator. Leaders and professors can access the Leadership & Professorial Reward Calculator for specific compensation details.

Professional Services

We advertise the full pay grade range for each role, however, appointments will usually be made at the minimum of the grade, allowing individuals to progress through the grade based on annual performance. Each pay grade also has a discretionary maximum, which is available to exceptional performers. Details of the discretionary maximum for the role can be found on the job advert.

Spinal Column Point Salary
1 £  23,152
2 £  23,518
Spinal Column Point Salary
3 £  23,865
4 £  24,213
Spinal Column Point Salary
5  £  24,579
6  £  24,946
7  £  25,332
Spinal Column Point Salary
8  £  25,698
9  £  26,084
10  £  26,489
11  £  26,875
Spinal Column Point Salary
12  £  27,280
13  £  27,724
14  £  28,341
15  £  28,959
16  £  29,634
Spinal Column Point Salary
17  £  31,814
18  £  32,451
19  £  33,106
20  £  33,762
21  £  34,438
22  £  35,750
Spinal Column Point Salary
23  £  37,756
24  £  38,393
25  £  39,029
26  £  39,647
27  £  40,283
28  £  40,920
Spinal Column Point Salary
29  £  42,791
30  £  43,428
31  £  44,065
32  £  44,682
33  £  45,319
34  £  45,955
Grade Salary Discretionary maximum
E £ 50,129 to £ 62,662 £ 72,061
D £ 58,863 to £ 73,579 £ 84,616
C £ 68,981 to £ 86,226 £ 99,159
B £ 92,995 to £ 116,244 £ 133,680
Grade Spinal Column Point Salary
ATOS 3 5 £ 27,901
6 £ 28,318
7 £ 28,756
ATOS 4 8 £ 29,171
9 £ 29,609
10 £ 30,069
11 £ 30,507

Employees joining the university to work on our security shift pattern are entitled to a salary which is based on an average working week of 42 hours. This calculation uses the base full-time equivalent (FTE) salary and multiplies it by 42 to reach the FTE salary.

Employees joining the university on our 37 hour per week security contract, will receive the standard ATOS 3 or ATOS 4 (SCP) grade rate.

Security staff based at our Derby and Buxton sites will also receive a 20% shift allowance.

Academic and Research

We advertise the full pay grade range for each role, however, appointments will usually be made at the minimum of the grade, allowing individuals to progress through the grade based on annual performance.

Spinal Column Point Salary
8 £ 22,443
9 £ 22,728
10 £ 23,114
11 £ 23,581
12 £ 24,044
13 £ 24,600
14 £ 25,148
15 £ 25,433
16 £ 26,038
17 £ 26,642
18 £ 27,344
19 £ 28,081
Spinal Column Point Salary
20 £ 28,879
21 £ 29,659
22 £ 30,505
23 £ 31,387
24 £ 32,296
25 £ 33,232
26 £ 33,882
27 £ 34,866
28 £ 35,880
29 £ 36,924
30 £ 37,999
31 £ 39,105
32 £ 40,247
33 £ 41,421
34 £ 42,632
35 £ 43,878
Spinal Column Point Salary
36 £  45,163
37 £  46,485
38 £  47,874
39 £  49,250
40 £  50,694
41 £  52,183
42 £  53,715
43 £  55,295
Spinal Column Point Salary
44 £  56,921
45 £  58,596
46 £  60,321
47 £  62,098
48 £  63,929
49 £  65,814
50 £  67,757
51 £  69,757
Spinal Column Point Salary
24 £ 32,296
25 £ 33,232
26 £ 33,882
27 £ 34,866
28 £ 35,880
29 £ 36,924
30 £ 37,999
31 £ 39,105
32 £ 40,247
33 £ 41,421
34 £ 42,632
35 £ 43,878
Spinal Column Point Salary
29 £ 36,924
30 £ 37,999
31 £ 39,105
32 £ 40,247
33 £ 41,421
34 £ 42,632
35 £ 43,878
36 £ 45,163
Spinal Column Point Salary
37 £ 46,485
38 £ 47,874
39 £ 49,250
40 £ 50,694
41 £ 52,183
42 £ 53,715
43 £ 55,295
Grade Salary Discretionary maximum
E £ 50,129 to £ 62,662 £ 72,061
D £ 58,863 to £ 73,579 £ 84,616
C £ 68,981 to £ 86,226 £ 99,159
B £ 92,995 to £ 116,244 £ 133,680
Grade Salary Discretionary maximum
Level 3 £ 62,100 to £ 77,625  £ 89,269
Level 4 £ 70,774 to £ 88,467 £ 101,738
Level 5 £ 91,445 to £ 114,306 £ 131,452