Background
In 2021, HR reviewed the Apprentice salary scale to ensure the rates remain competitive within a rapidly changing market.
As a result, a new Apprentice pay scale was incorporated into the University's existing pay grades and structures, and our main staff A-L pay structure was extended to cover Apprentices. Apprentice roles are subject to the same job evaluation and cost of living increases as all other roles within the A-L pay structure.
Apprentices will be subject to an annual progression movement, which will be determined by review of the required work-based performance and study progress relevant to the period of learning.
Salaries effective from 1st May 2024
| Apprentice level | Evaluated grade | Spine points | Salary | Admin/catering | Senior admin | Technical (progressive) | Lab technician (progressive) | Trainee technician (non-apprenticeship) | Trades (progressive) |
| Apprentice Grade and Description > | XAAA Administrative/Catering Apprentice | XASA Senior Administrative Apprentice | XATA Technical Apprentice | XALT Laboratory Technician Apprentice | XATT Trainee Technician Apprentice | XAIL Trade Apprenticeship | |||
| Level 2 (GCSE) | B | 5 | £21,840 | year 1 | year 1 | year 1 | year 1 | year 1 | |
| Level 3 (A level) | C | 7 | £21,840 | year 1 | year 2 | year 2 | year 2 | ||
| 8 | £21,840 | year 2 | |||||||
| Level 4 (Foundation degree) | D | 10 | £22,214 | year 1 | year 3 | year 3 | |||
| 11 | £22,681 | year 2 | year 4 | year 4 | |||||
| Level 5 (Higher national degree) | E | 14 | £24,248 | year 1 | |||||
| 15 | £24,533 | year 2 | |||||||
| 16 | £25,138 | year 3 | |||||||
| Level 6 Degree | F | 18 | £26,444 | year 1 | |||||
| 19 | £27,181 | year 2 | |||||||
| 20 | £27,979 | year 3 | |||||||
| 21 | £28,759 | year 4 | |||||||
| 22 | £29,605 | year 5 | |||||||
| Level 7 Degree | G | 22 | £29,605 | year 1 | |||||
| 23 | £30,487 | year 2 | |||||||
| 24 | £31,396 | year 3 | |||||||
| 25 | £32,332 | year 4 | |||||||
Notes
