With effect from 1 August 2026
Payscale attachments:
- Academic - London August 2026 - New titles.pdf
- Payscale for Academic grades - Outside London (New titles)
Below is the accessible content of the attachments:
Academic - London
| Spine point | Full-time annual salary (August 2025) | Full-time annual salary (August 2026) | Hourly rate | Hourly Rate plus occupational annual leave |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | £80,148 | £82,954 | £45.40 | £54.36 |
| 28 | £76,873 | £79,564 | £43.55 | £52.14 |
| 27 | £73,732 | £76,313 | £41.77 | £50.01 |
| 26 | £70,718 | £73,194 | £40.06 | £47.96 |
Employees can progress to fixed salaries above the value of the spine point scale for this grade. Fixed salaries have no automatic increments; any future salary increases or one-off payments are performance-related and are determined in line with University procedures.
| Grade | Full-time annual salary (August 2025) | Full-time annual salary (August 2026) |
Hourly rate | Hourly Rate plus occupational annual leave |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor | £82,969 | £85,873 | £47.00 | £56.27 |
Professors and Associate Professors are appointed on fixed salaries. No automatic increments; any future salary increases or one-off payments are performance-related and are determined in line with University procedures.
| Grade | Full-time annual salary (August 2025) | Full-time annual salary (August 2026) | Hourly rate | Hourly Rate plus occupational annual leave |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professor | £94,829 | £98,149 | £53.72 | £64.32 |
Professors and Associate Professors are appointed on fixed salaries. No automatic increments; any future salary increases or one-off payments are performance-related and are determined in line with University procedures.
Academic - Outside London
| Spine point | Full-time annual salary (August 2025) | Full-time annual salary (August 2026) | Hourly rate | Hourly Rate plus occupational annual leave |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | £76,781 | £79,469 | £43.50 | £52.08 |
| 28 | £73,506 | £76,079 | £41.64 | £49.86 |
| 27 | £70,366 | £72,829 | £39.86 | £47.73 |
| 26 | £67,352 | £69,710 | £38.16 | £45.68 |
Employees can progress to fixed salaries above the value of the spine point scale for this grade. Fixed salaries have no automatic increments; any future salary increases or one-off payments are performance-related and are determined in line with University procedures.
| Grade | Full-time annual salary (August 2025) | Full-time annual salary (August 2026) | Hourly rate | Hourly Rate plus occupational annual leave |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor | £79,603 | £82,390 | £45.10 | £53.99 |
Professors and Associate Professors are appointed on fixed salaries. No automatic increments; any future salary increases or one-off payments are performance-related and are determined in line with University procedures.
| Grade | Full-time annual salary (August 2025) | Full-time annual salary (August 2026) | Hourly rate | Hourly Rate plus occupational annual leave |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professor | £91,462 | £94,664 | £51.81 | £62.03 |
Professors and Associate Professors are appointed on fixed salaries. No automatic increments; any future salary increases or one-off payments are performance-related and are determined in line with University procedures.