The academic reward structure below sets out the current salary progression for academic Teaching and Scholarship staff:
| Office or Post | Grade | Scale Point |
| Teaching Associate | 6 | Points 37 - 43 |
| Teaching Associate† | 7 | Points 39 - 48 |
| Senior Teaching Associate†† | 8 | Points 45 - 55 |
| University Assistant Professor or Assistant Teaching Professor††† * or University Associate Professor and Associate Teaching Professor (Grade 9) (i.e. post probation with 2 years’ service) | 9 |
Points 49 - 57 |
| University Associate Professor or Associate Teaching Professor** | 10 | Points 59 - 61 (Point 62 - and 63) |
| Professor (Grade 11) or Teaching Professor (Grade 11) | 11 | Point 63 |
| Professor or Teaching Professor (Grade 12) | 12 (Band 1) | Point 68 |
† Teaching Associates, upon successful promotion from Grade 6 to Grade 7 will move to spine point 39 or two points above their current spine point, whichever is the higher.
†† Teaching Associates, upon successful promotion to Senior Teaching Associates on Grade 8 will move to spine point 45, or two points above their current spine point, whichever is the higher.
††† Senior Teaching Associates, upon successful promotion to University Associate Professor or Associate Teaching Professor on Grade 9 will move to spine point 49 or two points above their current spine point, whichever is the higher.
* University Assistant Professors and Assistant Teaching Professors who become University Associate Professor and Associate Teaching Professors upon successfully passing probation will continue to progress through the Grade 9 scale points on the anniversary of appointment.
** Successful applicants for promotion to University Associate Professor and Associate Teaching Professor (Grade 10) (Scheme A) will move to the first point in Grade 10. The Contribution Reward Scheme enables University Associate Professor and Associate Teaching Professor (Grade 10) to progress to the higher contribution points at point 62 and 63.
Staff holding NHS consultant contracts and promoted to Associate Professorships, and Professorships (Grades 11 and 12) will continue to be remunerated at levels equivalent to NHS levels of remuneration.