Agenda for Change 22/23 Pay Scales (Scotland)

£19,487

Examples of roles at band 1 – domestic support worker, housekeeping assistant, driver and nursery assistant.

< 2 years’ experience – £19,609

2+ years – £21,615

Examples of roles at band 2 – domestic support worker, housekeeping assistant, driver, nursery assistant, domestic team leader, security officer, secretary/typist and healthcare assistant.

<2 years’ experience – £21,709

2+ years – £23,603

Examples of roles at band 3 – emergency care assistant, clinical coding officer, estates officer and occupational therapy worker.

< 3 years’ experience £23,709

3+ years £25,982

Examples of roles at band 4 – assistant practitioner, audio visual technician, pharmacy technician, dental nurse and theatre support worker.

<2 years’ experience £26,104

2-4 years £28,049

4+ years £32,915

Examples of roles at band 5 (includes many newly qualified clinical professionals) – operating department practitioner (ODP), podiatrist, learning disability nurse, therapeutic radiographer, practice manager and ICT test analyst

<2 years’ experience – £33,072

2-5 years – £34,637

5+ years – £40,736

Examples of roles at band 6 – school nurse, experienced paramedic, health records manager, clinical psychology trainee and biomedical scientist.

<2 years’ experience – £40,872

2-5 years – £42,530

5+ years – £47,846

Examples of roles at band 7 – communications manager, estates manager, high intensity therapist and advanced speech and language therapist.

< 5 years’ experience – £50,470

5+ years – £54,482

Examples of roles at band 8a – consultant prosthetist/orthotist, dental laboratory manager, project and programme management, modern matron (nursing) and nurse consultant (mental health nursing).

< 5 years’ experience – £60,730

5+ years £65,377

Examples of roles at band 8b – strategic management, head of education and training, clinical physiology service manager and head orthoptist.

<5 years’ experience – £72,792

5+ years – £78,452

Examples of roles at band 8c – head of human resources, consultant clinical scientist (molecular genetics/cytogenetics) and consultant paramedic.

<5 years’ experience £86,611

5+ years £90,532 

Examples of roles at band 8d include consultant psychologist (8c-8d), estates manager, chief nurse and chief finance manager.

<5 years’ experience £103,358

5+ years £108,050

Examples of roles at band 9 include podiatric consultant (surgery), chief finance manager and director of estates and facilities.