Pay rates 2007/08

Pay rates effective from 1 November 2007.

Download the: 2007/08 Pay Card (PDF 1.24MB) [see how to access PDF files].

Copies of the pay card can be ordered from RCN Direct on 0845 772 6100, quoting publication code 003 145.

Agenda for Change Pay Bands 1 November 2007/08

From 1 December 2004 a new NHS pay system Agenda for Change was introduced across the UK with pay, terms and conditions effective from 1/10/2004.

For 2007/08 the NHS Pay Review Body recommended an uplift of 2.5 per cent on the 2006/07 pay scales and high cost area supplements for nurses on Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions. In England, the Government has decided to stage this increase so that 1.5 per cent  is paid effective from 1 April 2007, and the remainder from 1 November. From 1 November 2007, all staff across the UK receive 2.5 per cent.

Pay Scales: Bands 1 - 7

Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4 Band 5 Band 6 Band 7
12,182 12,577 14,437 16,853 19,683 23,458 28,313
12,577 12,914 14,945 17,257 20,261 24,383 29,237
12,914 13,253 15,523 17,893 20,801 25,424 30,277
13,253 13,647 15,870 18,528 21,494 26,464 31,779
14,042 16,332 19,105 22,187 27,388 32,704
14,437 16,853 19,683 22,823 28,313 33,744
14,945 17,257 20,261 23,458 29,237 34,899
15,523 24,383 30,277 36,112
25,424 31,779 37,326

 Pay scales: Bands 8-9 

Band 8 Band 9
Range A Range B Range C Range D 71,646
36,112 42,064 50,616 60,669 75,114
37,326 43,335 52,002 62,402 78,718
38,828 45,530 54,313 65,003 82,497
40,330 48,072 56,856 68,180 86,457
42,064 50,616 60,669 71,646 90,607
43,335 52,002 62,402 75,114

The minimum starting salary for a registered nurse is £19,683.

  • To calculate your hourly rate, divide your annual basic salary by 52.14 and then by 37.5.

High cost area supplements (recommended Pay Review Body levels from 1 November 2007)

  • Inner London:
    20 per cent of basic salary (subject to a minimum payment of £3,468 and a maximum payment of £5,779)
  • Outer London:
    15 per cent of basic salary (subject to a minimum payment of £2,890 and a maximum payment of £4,045)
  • Fringe Zone:
    5 per cent of basic salary (subject to a minimum payment of £867 and a maximum payment of £1,503).

Payments for Working or Providing Emergency Cover Outside Normal Hours (unsocial hours and on-call) are outlined in Section 2 of the Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions Handbook.

Overtime is payable when excess hours are worked over full-time hours (37.5). Overtime is payable at time and a half (see section 3 of the Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions Handbook).

The full Agenda for Change Handbook can be accessed here.