The university has announced details of staff pay increases and incremental progression awards for the new academic year 2021/22.

A significant proportion of university staff, who also receive an increment, will see combined increases of between 3.5% and 4.5%.

The awards also deliver significant enhancements for the lowest paid staff and include a further commitment to pay the equivalent of the latest Voluntary Living Wage when it is confirmed in November.

• For research, teaching and APM grade 4-7 staff, the university will implement the national 1.5% cost of living increase. Where staff are also eligible for an increment this will result in a combined increase of between 3.5% and 4.5% from 1 August 2021. Increases will be paid in August salaries.
• For APM grade 1-3 staff, Technical Services, Childcare Services and Operations & Facilities staff, the university has matched the national 1.5% increase and committed to pay our lowest paid staff a minimum hourly rate of £10 or the equivalent of the latest Voluntary Living Wage rate when it is confirmed on Monday 15 November – whichever is greater.  Where staff are also eligible for an increment this will result in a combined increase of between 4.5% and 5.1%. Increases will be paid in November salaries with back pay from 1 August 2021.

Details of salary scales are now available to view for all grades and job families.

Director of Human Resources Jaspal Kaur said: “Following the back payment of increments for 2020/21 in recent months, I hope that colleagues will welcome prompt implementation of the 2021/22 pay award and increments in time for the new academic year.

This year’s increases compare well with recent awards elsewhere in the public sector, where many public sector workers are subject to a pay freeze, and with the median pay award for the not-for-profit sector standing at 1.3%.”

The University of Nottingham undertakes annual pay negotiations on the cost of living increase through national collective bargaining led by UCEA for research, teaching and APM grade 4-7 staff; and local pay negotiations for APM grades 1-3, staff in Operations & Facilities, Technical Services and Childcare Services.