Salary scales
All jobs at Loughborough are graded between grades 1-9. The grades are agreed via a job evaluation process and reflect the level of skill and responsibility involved in your role.
Employees whose jobs fall in grades 1-8, will progress by one pay point each year, until they reach the maximum of the main pay scale for their grade.
The University reviews the pay of staff and can award accelerated pay increases and progression into the excellence range of the pay scale through an annual reward process.
Salary Scales Update: The published Salary Scales (including Casual rates) have been updated from1 April 2024 to ensure spinal points 1-9 reflect the National Minimum Wage rate.
real Living Wage Employer
In 2023 Loughborough University became an accredited real Living Wage employer. Accredited employers pay the real Living Wage on a voluntary basis and is non-contractual. The real Living Wage is higher than the Government’s minimum or National Living Wage, and is an independently calculated hourly rate of pay that is based on the actual cost of living. It is calculated each year and announced by the Living Wage Foundation. The University will apply the real Living Wage at the point of payment where the published spinal point rates are lower than the real Living Wage rate.