Salary scales

The current further and higher education salary scales are available below.

• FE salary scales for England

  Recommended salary scales for unqualified and qualified lecturers, advanced teaching and training, and leadership and management grades.
• Northern Ireland FE pay scales

  Salary scales for Northern Ireland FE colleges.
• Wales FE recommended salary scales

  Instructor/demonstrator, associate lecturer, main grade and upper pay spines, and the FE management spine.
• Youth and community worker scales

  Agreed by the joint negotiating committee for youth and community workers
• HE framework agreement single pay spine

  Implementation of the nationally agreed single pay spine, which covers all grades from 2006, has been concluded at most institutions. Please check with your branch/local association or regional office for the status of these negotiations at your institution.
• Pre-framework HE salary scales

  Pre-single pay spine higher education salary scales.
• FE London allowance

  The recommended London allowances for staff working in further education are:
• London weighting in higher education

  The amount of London weighting paid to staff working in higher education varies between institutions.