The table below sets out the current salary progression for academic (teaching and scholarship) staff:
| Office or Post | Grade | Scale Point |
| Teaching Associate | 6 | Points 37-48 |
| Teaching Associate† | 7 | Points 39-52 |
| Senior Teaching Associate† | 8 | Points 45-58 |
| University Assistant Professor or Assistant Teaching Professor† or University Associate Professor and Associate Teaching Professor (Grade 9)* | 9 |
Points 49-61 |
| University Associate Professor or Associate Teaching Professor† | 10 | Points 59-64 |
| Professor (Grade 11) or Teaching Professor (Grade 11)† | 11 | Points 63-67 |
| Professor or Teaching Professor at Grade 12†** | 12 (Band 1) | Point 68-76 |
| Clinical Professor or Clinical Teaching Professor | - | Refer to Clinical pay scales |
† Successful applicants for promotion will move to step one of the higher grade, or receive a two-increment increase, whichever is the greater, in line with the University's internal promotions process.
* 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.
** The biennial ACP (Grade 12) process allows for progression within and between bands 1-2. (Teaching) Professors at Grade 12 who are eligible for this will be notified directly.
Staff holding NHS consultant contracts and promoted to Associate Professorships, and Clinical Professorships will continue to be remunerated at levels equivalent to NHS levels of remuneration.