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Each band has a number of pay points which staff progress to annually until they reach the top of a pay band.

Agenda for change rates below include the new pay rise for 2025/26 to compare with 2024/25 salary.


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Band 2

Band 2 staff include healthcare assistants, receptionists, phlebotomists, administrative staff, domestic staff and catering staff.

Years Experience 2024-25 2024-25 Deductions 2025-26 2025-26 Deductions
Years
Exp
2024-25
2024-25
Deductions
2025-26
2025-26
Deductions
0+ £23,614 £24,465

Band 3

Band 3 staff include clinical support workers, therapy assistants, pharmacy assistants, administrative workers and clerical staff.

Years Experience 2024-25 2024-25 Deductions 2025-26 2025-26 Deductions
Years
Exp
2024-25
2024-25
Deductions
2025-26
2025-26
Deductions
0-2 £24,071 £24,937
2+ £25,674 £26,598

Band 4

Band 4 staff include nursing associates, associate practitioners, pharmacy technicians, bed managers and senior clerical staff.

Years Experience 2024-25 2024-25 Deductions 2025-26 2025-26 Deductions
Years
Exp
2024-25
2024-25
Deductions
2025-26
2025-26
Deductions
0-3 £26,530 £27,485
3+ £29,114 £30,162

Band 5

Band 5 staff include nurses, newly qualified midwives, paramedics, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists.

Years Experience 2024-25 2024-25 Deductions 2025-26 2025-26 Deductions
Years
Exp
2024-25
2024-25
Deductions
2025-26
2025-26
Deductions
0-2 £29,969 £31,049
2-4 £32,324 £33,487
4+ £36,483 £37,796

Band 6

Band 6 staff include junior sisters, charge nurses, midwives, paramedics, newly-qualified pharmacists and biomedical scientists.

Years Experience 2024-25 2024-25 Deductions 2025-26 2025-26 Deductions
Years
Exp
2024-25
2024-25
Deductions
2025-26
2025-26
Deductions
0-2 £37,339 £38,682
2-5 £39,404 £40,823
5+ £44,962 £46,580

Band 7

Band 7 staff include ward sisters, charge nurses, senior physiotherapists, occupational therapists, pharmacists and senior midwives.

Years Experience 2024-25 2024-25 Deductions 2025-26 2025-26 Deductions
Years
Exp
2024-25
2024-25
Deductions
2025-26
2025-26
Deductions
0-2 £46,148 £47,810
2-5 £48,526 £50,273
5+ £52,809 £54,710

Band 8a

Band 8a staff include matrons, advanced clinical practitioners, service managers and speciality leads.

Years Experience 2024-25 2024-25 Deductions 2025-26 2025-26 Deductions
Years
Exp
2024-25
2024-25
Deductions
2025-26
2025-26
Deductions
0-2 £53,754 £55,690
2-5 £56,454 £58,487
5+ £60,503 £62,682

Band 8b

Band 8b staff include psychologists, lead pharmacists and lead clinicians.

Years Experience 2024-25 2024-25 Deductions 2025-26 2025-26 Deductions
Years
Exp
2024-25
2024-25
Deductions
2025-26
2025-26
Deductions
0-2 £62,215 £64,455
2-5 £66,247 £68,631
5+ £72,299 £74,896

Band 8c

Band 8c staff include heads of clinical service, senior HR managers, tactical response leads and service owners

Years Experience 2024-25 2024-25 Deductions 2025-26 2025-26 Deductions
Years
Exp
2024-25
2024-25
Deductions
2025-26
2025-26
Deductions
0-2 £74,290 £76,965
2-5 £78,814 £81,652
5+ £85,601 £88,682

Band 8d

Band 8d staff include deputy directors of clinical services, deputy chief nurse, consultant clinical scientists and departmental heads.

Years Experience 2024-25 2024-25 Deductions 2025-26 2025-26 Deductions
Years
Exp
2024-25
2024-25
Deductions
2025-26
2025-26
Deductions
0-2 £88,167 £91,342
2-5 £93,571 £96,941
5+ £101,677 £105,337

Band 9

Band 9 staff include nurse consultants, director of clinical services and chief nursing officers.

Years Experience 2024-25 2024-25 Deductions 2025-26 2025-26 Deductions
Years
Exp
2024-25
2024-25
Deductions
2025-26
2025-26
Deductions
0-2 £105,385 £109,179
2-5 £111,739 £115,763
5+ £121,271 £125,637

Pay progression changed in the 2018 NHS pay deal from spine points to years experience at each band to prevent someone with lower responsibility from being paid more than someone with higher responsibility. Full details of the current payment scheme including moving to a post on a different band, having a break in service and more can be seen in Agenda For Change