Agenda for Change Pay Offer Accepted by Unions
Almost 170,000 nurses and healthcare workers in Scotland will receive a 5.5% salary increase this year, ensuring they have the best reward package in the UK.
Unions representing NHS Agenda for Change staff – which includes nurses, midwives, paramedics, allied health professionals, porters and others – unanimously agreed to an investment of more than £448 million for improved pay conditions. This equates to an uplift of 5.5% for all staff.
The pay rise, backdated to 1 April 2024, will come into effect from next month.
Examples of increases for 2024-25:
- experienced porters (band 2) will receive £1,395
- experienced healthcare support workers (band 4) will receive £1,651
- experienced staff nurses (band 5) will receive £2,072
- experienced paramedics (band 6) will receive £2,535.
I very much welcome this pay boost for critical workers across our NHS in Scotland, and its acceptance by the unions.
GRAEME
This will ensure that those working these invaluable roles continue to be fairly compensated with the best offer in the UK.
The Scottish Government commitment to doing right by our healthcare workforce is clear.
It remains to be seen whether the new Labour UK Government will deliver for that of NHS England, with the latest offer there being rejected as salaries lag behind.
I am pleased that trade unions have unanimously agreed to accept this pay offer, which ensures that nurses and healthcare staff in Scotland, who are part of Agenda for Change, will have the best reward package in the UK.
HEALTH SECRETARY NEIL GRAY
I want to express my thanks again to Scotland’s hardworking healthcare staff for the care they provide to patients, day in, day out. They are the very backbone of the NHS and we are committed to ensuring they feel supported and valued.
BACKGROUND
| Scottish Pay Settlement 2023-24 | Scottish Pay in 2024-25 after 5.5% Uplift | Uplift as £ | New Hourly Rate | |
| Band 1 | £23,240 | £24,518 | £1,278 | £12.71 |
| Band 2 | £23,362 | £24,647 | £1,285 | £12.78 |
| £25,368 | £26,763 | £1,395 | £13.87 | |
| Band 3 | £25,468 | £26,869 | £1,401 | £13.93 |
| £27,486 | £28,998 | £1,512 | £15.03 | |
| Band 4 | £27,598 | £29,116 | £1,518 | £15.09 |
| £30,019 | £31,670 | £1,651 | £16.42 | |
| Band 5 | £30,229 | £31,892 | £1,663 | £16.53 |
| £32,300 | £34,077 | £1,777 | £17.66 | |
| £37,664 | £39,735 | £2,072 | £20.60 | |
| Band 6 | £37,831 | £39,912 | £2,081 | £20.69 |
| £39,498 | £41,670 | £2,172 | £21.60 | |
| £46,100 | £48,635 | £2,535 | £25.21 | |
| Band 7 | £46,244 | £48,788 | £2,543 | £25.29 |
| £48,010 | £50,651 | £2,641 | £26.25 | |
| £53,789 | £56,747 | £2,958 | £29.41 | |
| Band 8a | £56,992 | £60,126 | £3,135 | £31.16 |
| £61,522 | £64,906 | £3,384 | £33.64 | |
| Band 8b | £67,285 | £70,986 | £3,701 | £36.79 |
| £71,978 | £75,937 | £3,959 | £39.36 | |
| Band 8c | £79,466 | £83,837 | £4,371 | £43.45 |
| £85,181 | £89,866 | £4,685 | £46.58 | |
| Band 8d | £94,345 | £99,534 | £5,189 | £51.59 |
| £98,384 | £103,795 | £5,411 | £53.80 | |
| Band 9 | £111,595 | £117,732 | £6,138 | £61.02 |
| £116,428 | £122,831 | £6,404 | £63.67 |
