The table below sets out the current salary progression for academic (research and teaching) staff:
| Office | Grade | Scale Point(s) |
| Assistant Professor or Associate Professor* | 9 | Points 49-61 |
| Associate Professor** | 10 |
Point 59-64 |
| Professor** | 11 | Points 63-67 |
| Professor*** | 12 (Band 1) | Point 68-76 |
| Clinical Professor | - | Refer to Clinical pay scales |
* Assistant Professors who become Associate Professors upon successfully passing probation will continue to progress through the Grade 9 salary scale points on the anniversary of appointment.
** 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.
*** The biennial ACP (Grade 12) scheme allows for progression within and between bands 1-4. 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 equivalent NHS levels of remuneration.