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The 2025/26 annual pay award has been agreed for an increase of 1.4% to all points on the national pay scale. This will take effect from 1 August 2025.
* This point is enhanced to the current Real Living Wage and National Minimum Wage value. The Real Living Wage is paid from November 2025.
| Grade | Point | Salary from | |
| November 2025 |
Real Living Wage |
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| Grade 1 | PT01 | N/A | |
| PT02 | £23,492 | (National Minimum Wage Rate) | |
| Grade 2 | PT03 | No longer in use | No longer in use |
| PT04 | No longer in use | No longer in use | |
| PT05 * | £25,878 | (£23,492 + £2,386 RLW top up) | |
| PT06 * | £25,878 | (£23,492 + £2,386 RLW top up) | |
| Grade 3 | PT07 * | £25,878 | (£23,492 + £2,386 RLW top up) |
| PT08 * | £25,878 | (£23,492 + £2,386 RLW top up) | |
| PT09 * | £25,878 | (£23,492 + £2,386 RLW top up) | |
| PT10 * | £25,878 | (£23,742 + £2,136 RLW top up) | |
| PT11 * | £25,878 | (£24,215 + £1,663 RLW top up) | |
| Grade 4 | PT12 * | £25,878 | (£24,827 + £1,051 RLW top up) |
| PT13 * | £25,878 | (£25,412 + £466 RLW top up) | |
| PT14 | £26,001 | ||
| PT15 | £26,314 | ||
| PT16 | £26,959 | ||
| Grade 5 | PT17 | £27,560 | |
| PT18 | £28,276 | ||
| PT19 | £29,032 | ||
| PT20 | £29,847 | ||
| PT21 | £30,644 | ||
| PT22 | £31,512 | ||
| Grade 6 | PT23 | £32,363 | |
| PT24 | £33,291 | ||
| PT25 | £34,255 | ||
| PT26 | £34,917 | ||
| PT27 | £35,926 | ||
| PT28 | £36,960 | ||
| PT29 | £38,030 | ||
| PT30 | £39,132 | ||
| Grade 7 | PT31 | £40,266 | |
| PT32 | £41,431 | ||
| PT33 | £42,632 | ||
| PT34 | £43,874 | ||
| PT35 | £45,147 | ||
| Grade 8 | PT36 | £46,461 | |
| PT37 | £47,817 | ||
| PT38 | £49,273 | ||
| PT39 | £50,717 | ||
| PT40 | £52,234 | ||
| PT41 | £53,793 | ||
| PT42 | £55,400 | ||
| PT43 | £57,059 | ||
| PT44 | £58,766 | ||
| Grade 9 | PT45 | £60,521 | |
| PT46 | £62,333 | ||
| PT47 | £64,197 | ||
| PT48 | £66,116 | ||
| PT49 | £68,091 | ||
| PT50 | £70,130 | ||
| Grade 10 | PT51 | £72,227 | |
| PT52 | £74,481 | ||
| PT53 | £77,720 | ||
| PT54 | £80,955 | ||
| PT55 | £84,182 | ||
| PT56 | £87,412 | ||
| PT57 | £90,643 | ||
| PT58 | £93,867 | ||
| Band 2 | A | £97,613 | |
| B | £101,509 | ||
| C | £105,560 | ||
| D | £109,775 | ||
| E | £114,159 | ||
| Spot Salary | (no points) | £114,159 |
Part time lecturing rates for 2025/26
| Grade | Point | Salary from | Base Hrly | PTL rate | Holiday |
| August 2025 | Rate | (x 2.5) | (9.35 minutes) | ||
| Grade 7 | PT31 | £40,266 | £20.93 | £52.33 | £3.26 |
| PT32 | £41,431 | £21.53 | £53.83 | £3.36 | |
| PT33 | £42,632 | £22.16 | £55.40 | £3.45 | |
| PT34 | £43,874 | £22.80 | £57.00 | £3.55 | |
| PT35 | £45,147 | £23.47 | £58.68 | £3.66 | |
| Grade 8 | PT36 | £46,461 | £24.15 | £60.38 | £3.76 |
| PT37 | £47,817 | £24.85 | £62.13 | £3.87 | |
| PT38 | £49,273 | £25.61 | £64.03 | £3.99 | |
| PT39 | £50,717 | £26.36 | £65.90 | £4.11 | |
| PT40 | £52,234 | £27.15 | £67.88 | £4.23 | |
| PT41 | £53,793 | £27.96 |
£69.90 |
£4.36 | |
| PT42 | £55,400 | £28.79 | £71.98 | £4.49 | |
| PT43 | £57,059 | £29.66 | £74.15 | £4.62 | |
| PT44 | £58,766 | £30.54 | £76.35 | £4.76 |
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