Salary scales

All jobs at Â鶹ֱ²¥ are graded between grades 1-9. The grades are agreed via a job evaluation process and reflect the level of skill and responsibility involved in your role.

Employees whose jobs fall in grades 1-8, will progress by one pay point each year, until they reach the maximum of the main pay scale for their grade.  

The University reviews the pay of staff and can award accelerated pay increases and progression into the excellence range of the pay scale through an annual reward process.

real Living Wage Employer

In 2023 Â鶹ֱ²¥ University became an accredited real Living Wage employer.  Accredited employers pay the real Living Wage on a voluntary basis and is non-contractual. The real Living Wage is higher than the Government’s minimum or National Living Wage, and is an independently calculated hourly rate of pay that is based on the actual cost of living. It is calculated each year and announced by the Living Wage Foundation. The University will apply the real Living Wage at the point of payment where the published spinal point rates are lower than the real Living Wage rate.