Staff pay

Pay policies

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Council workers and school support staff

Salaries for council workers and school support staff are set by the National Joint Council for Local Government Services.

These NJC pay rates came into effect on 1 April 2025. Scp 16, 18 and 21 are not in use. Scp 53 and 54 repeat for Grade M6 and M5. Scp 56 and 57 repeat for Grade M5 and M4.

Grade	Spinal column point	Salary per annum £	Hourly rate £
Scale 3	7	26,403	13.69
Scale 3	8	26,824	13.90
Scale 4a	9	27,254	14.13
Scale 4a	10	27,694	14.35
Scale 4b	11	28,142	14.59
Scale 4b	12	28,598	14.82
Scale 5	13	29,064	15.06
Scale 5	14	29,540	15.31
Scale 5	15	30,024	15.56
Scale 5	17	31,022	16.08
Scale 6	19	32,061	16.62
Scale 6	20	32,597	16.90
Scale 6	22	33,699	17.47
SO1/2	23	34,434	17.85
SO1/2	24	35,412	18.35
SO1/2	25	36,363	18.85
SO1/2	26	37,280	19.32
SO1/2	27	38,220	19.81
SO1/2	28	39,152	20.29
M11	29	39,862	20.66
M11	30	40,777	21.14
M11	31	41,771	21.65
M11	32	42,839	22.20
M10	33	44,075	22.85
M10	34	45,091	23.37
M10	35	46,142	23.92
M10	36	47,181	24.46
M9	37	48,226	25.00
M9	38	49,282	25.54
M9	39	50,269	26.06
M9	40	51,356	26.62
M8	41	52,413	27.17
M8	42	53,460	27.71
M8	43	54,495	28.25
M8	44	56,400	29.23
M7	45	57,755	29.94
M7	46	59,092	30.63
M7	47	60,435	31.33
M7	48	61,772	32.02
M7	49	63,123	32.72
M6	50	64,579	33.47
M6	51	66,030	34.23
M6	52	67,500	34.99
M6	53	68,949	35.74
M6	54	70,591	36.59
M5	53	68,949	35.74
M5	54	70,591	36.59
M5	55	72,220	37.43
M5	56	73,855	38.28
M5	57	75,505	39.14
M4	56	73,855	38.28
M4	57	75,505	39.14
M4	58	77,327	40.08
M4	59	79,143	41.02
M4	60	80,961	41.96

Senior officers at the council - As of 1 April 2025

Salaries for senior officers at the council are set by the Joint Negotiating Committee for Chief Officers. These pay scales came into effect 1st April 2025.

Grade	Grade Point	Salary per year £
Band 5	1	82,451
	2	85,539
	3	88,631
	4	91,721
	5	94,812
Band 4	6	101,161
	7	104,251
	8	107,340
	9	110,430
	10	113,520
Band 2	11	123,840
	12	127,968
	13	131,580
	14	135,192
	15	139,320
Band 1	17	141,466
	18	148,411
	19	155,357
	20	162,303
	21	169,248

Education Improvement Professionals

Salary scales for Educational Improvement Professionals are set by the Soulbury Committee. These pay scales came into effect on 1 September 2024.

Spinal column point	Salary per year £
1	41,554
2	42,968
3	44,305
4	45,659
5	47,003
6	48,349
7	49,764
8	51,125
9	52,711
10	54,125
11	555,20
12	56,871
13	58,400
14	59,766
15	61,271
16	62,634
17	64,001
18	65,342
19	66,724
20	67,439
21	68,811
22	70,009
23	71,326
24	72,507
25	73,770
26	75,002
27	76,263
28	77,541
29	78,821
30	80,100
31	81,367
32	82,653
33	83,941
34	85,260
35	86,577
36	87,929
37	89,260
38	90,606
39	91,933
40	93,260
41	94,592
42	95,925
43	97,255
44	98,594
45	99,927
46	101,264
47	102,605
48	103,934
49	105,268
50	106,604
51	110,868
52	115,303

Notes to Educational Improvement Professionals above

Salary scales must not consist of more than four consecutive points. They are based on the duties and responsibilities attached to posts and the need to recruit and motivate staff.

Spinal column point 8

Normal minimum point for EIP undertaking the full range of duties at this level.

Spinal column point 13

Normal minimum point for senior EIP undertaking the full range of duties at this level.

Spinal column point 20

Normal minimum point for leading EIP undertaking the full range of duties at this level.

Spinal column points 51 and 52

Extension to range to accommodate structured professional assessments.

Educational Psychologists

Salary scales for Educational Psychologists are set by the Soulbury Committee. These pay scales came into effect on 1 September 2024.

Trainee Educational Psychologists

Spinal column point	Salary per year £
2	30,619
3	32,564
4	34,515
5	36,461
6	38,410

Notes to Trainee Educational Psychologists above

Spinal column point 2 is the first point of the scale.

Assistant Educational Psychologists

Spinal column point	Salary per year £
2	36,109
3	37,444
4	38,774
5	40,325

Notes to Assistant Educational Psychologists above

Spinal column point 2 is the first point of the scale.

Educational Psychologists - Scale A

Spinal column point	Salary per year £
1	43,483
2	45,586
3	47,688
4	49,789
5	51,893
6	53,995
7	55,974
8	57,954
9	59,807
10	61,664
11	63,394
12	64,104
13	65,432
14	66,748

Notes to Educational Psychologists - Scale A above

Salary scales to consist of six consecutive points based on the duties and responsibilities attached to posts and the need to recruit, retain and motivate staff.

Spinal column points 12, 13 and 14

Three new spinal column points (12, 13 and 14) have been added to the scale, with effect from 1 September 2024. This is to accommodate structured professional development.

Senior and Principal Education Psychologists - Scale B

Spinal column point	Salary per year £
1	53,995
2	55,974
3	57,954
4	59,807
5	61,664
6	63,394
7	64,104
8	65,432
9	66,748
10	68,086
11	69,399
12	70,735
13	72,095
14	73,412
15	74,790
16	76,154
17	77,528
18	78,900
19	82,056
20	85,338
21	88,752

Notes to Senior and Principal Educational Psychologists - Scale B above

Salary scales must not consist of more than four consecutive points. They are based on the duties and responsibilities attached to posts and the need to recruit, retain and motivate staff.

Spinal column point 6

Normal minimum point for the principal Educational Psychologist undertaking the full range of duties at this level.

Spinal column points 18, 19, 20 and 21

Extension to range to accommodate discretionary scale points and structured professional assessments.

Youth and Community Workers

Salary scales for youth and community workers are set by the Joint Negotiating Committee for Youth and Community Workers. These pay scales came into effect on 1 September 2024.

Youth and Community Support Worker range

Pay point	Salary per year £
5	24,786
6	25,115
7	25,411
8	26,089
9	26,954
10	27,631
11	28,724
12	29,791
13	30,896
14	32,040
15	32,818
16	33,631
17	34,431

Professional range

Pay point	Salary per year £
13	30,896
14	32,040
15	32,818
16	33,631
17	34,431
18	35,236
19	36,035
20	36,837
21	37,737
22	38,757
23	39,751
24	40,749
25	41,755
26	42,760
27	43,765
28	44,783
29	45,792
30	46,803
31	47,485
32	48,606

Spinal column points 31 and 32

These are discretionary points.

Young People's/Community Service Manager

Pay point	Salary per year £
1	43,021
2	44,363
3	45,702
4	47,070
5	48,460
6	49,816
7	51,202
8	52,777
9	53,646
10	54,989
11	56,324
12	57,661
13	58,989
14	60,329
15	61,671
16	63,018
17	64,370
18	65,716
19	67,052
20	68,418
21	69,809
22	71,233
23	72,685
24	74,167

Notes to Young People's/Community Service Managers above

The minimum Youth and Community Service Officers' scale is 4 points. Other salary scales to consist of not more than four consecutive points based on duties and responsibilities attached to posts and the need to recruit, retain and motivate staff.

Spinal column point 4

Normal minimum point for senior Youth and Community Service Officers undertaking the full range of duties at this level.

Spinal column point 7

Normal minimum point for principal Youth and Community Service Officers undertaking the full range of duties at this level.

Spinal column points 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24