Financial reward and benefits
Competitive salary, pension and benefits
We offer our staff more than just a competitive salary and generous pension scheme. We provide a wide range of benefits and incentives to suit the individual needs and circumstances of our people.
Key benefits include:
- Competitive Civil Service salary with pay reviewed annually
- Generous career-average pension scheme with employer contributions from 28%
- Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave
- Allowances and payments including overtime, weekend and sick pay
- Membership scheme offering discounts with a range of retailers
- Discounted gym membership
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket travel loans
- Travel and subsistence payments
- Credit Union services for saving and borrowing
- Financial contribution for eye care
- Salary deducted charitable donations and savings
We provide a wide range of financial benefits to meet the needs of individual staff members.
Pay scales (A – C grade):
(From 1 January 2025)
- A3 Grade: £25,235–£28,131
- A4 Grade: £29,013–£31,177
- B1 Grade: £32,455–£35,203
- B2 Grade: £36,944–£42,244
- B3 Grade: £45,894–£54,952
- BF Grade: £36,202–£44,750
- C1 Grade: £57,701–£71,942
- C2 Grade: £74,480–£85,964
- C3 Grade: £86,237–£87,404
