Historical pay library

Access archived Agenda for Change pay scales, guidance, advisory notices and historical pay resources from previous years.
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This library stores previous NHS Agenda for Change pay guidance.

2025

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Pay scales for 2025/26

NHS terms and conditions annual, hourly and HCAS pay scales (also known as pay bands or pay rates or payscales) for 2025/26

22 May 2025
Article

2025 pay and TCS advisory notices

Pay and terms and conditions advisory notices during 2025 for staff employed under the NHS terms and conditions of service.

22 May 2025

2024

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2024 pay and TCS advisory notices

Pay and terms and conditions advisory notices during 2024 for staff employed under the NHS terms and conditions of service.

20 August 2024
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Article

Pay scales for 2024/25

NHS terms and conditions annual, hourly and HCAS pay scales (also known as pay bands or pay rates or payscales) for 2024/25.

20 August 2024
Article

Government and Agenda for Change trade unions ‘offer in principle’ [Archived]

Details of the government's revised pay offer for staff on Agenda for Change contracts for 2022/23 and 2023/24.

16 March 2023
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Article

2024/25 NHS terms and conditions of service pay materials [Archived]

Supporting material following the government’s announcements on the 2024/25 pay award for staff under the Agenda for Change NHS terms and conditions.

1 August 2024

2023

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Article

NHS Agenda for Change pay poster 2023/24 [Archived]

Pay scales poster for Agenda for Change staff on NHS Terms and Conditions of Service contracts for the 2023/24 pay year.

26 May 2023
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Article

Pay scales for 2023/24 [Historical]

NHS terms and conditions annual, hourly and HCAS pay values scales for 2023/24

2 May 2023
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Guidance

NHS pay offer in principle poster [Archived]

This poster can be used to communicate the pay offer in principle that the government has made to Agenda for Change trade unions.

29 March 2023
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Guidance

NHS terms and conditions interim pay scales from 1 April 2023 [Archived]

Poster detailing the interim pay scales from 1 April 2023 pending the 2023/24 pay award.

22 March 2023
Article

Consultation dates for NHS pay offer [Archived]

This page outlines timeframes for trade unions' consultations on the government's pay offer.

3 April 2023
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Article

What the AfC pay deal means for each pay band [Archived]

These new posters detail the value of the Agenda for Change pay deal for eligible staff.

19 May 2023
Article

2023 pay and TCS advisory notice

Pay and terms and conditions advisory notices during 2023 for staff employed under the NHS terms and conditions of service.

2 October 2023

2022

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Article

Pay scales for 2022/23 [Archived]

NHS terms and conditions annual, hourly and HCAS pay values scales for 2022/23

4 August 2022
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Guidance

NHS terms and conditions pay poster 2022/23 [Archived]

View the archived NHS Terms and Conditions pay poster for 2022/23, including Agenda for Change pay scales.

4 August 2022
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Article

2022/23 additional payments guidance [Archived]

Guidance to follow for staff that may want to receive their 2022/23 lump sum payments in multiple instalments.

5 May 2023

2021

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Guidance

NHS terms and conditions pay poster 2021/22 [Archived]

View the archived NHS Terms and Conditions pay poster for 2021/22, including Agenda for Change pay scales.

29 July 2021
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Article

Annual pay scales 2021/22 [Archived]

View archived NHS Terms and Conditions (Agenda for Change) annual pay scales for 2021/22.

29 July 2021
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Article

Hourly pay scales 2021/22 [Archived]

View archived NHS Terms and Conditions (Agenda for Change) hourly pay scales for 2021/22, including pay bands and rates.

29 July 2021
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HCAS pay scales 2021/22 [Archived]

NHS Terms and Conditions pay scales, including High Cost Area Supplements, for 2021/22.

29 July 2021
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Article

Pay award 2021/22 - interaction with transitional sick pay [Archived]

Detail on the 2021/22 pay award and the interaction with sick pay provisions in Section 14.4 where staff have moved above the £18,160 threshold.

1 September 2021
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Article

2021 pay and TCS advisory notices

Pay and terms and conditions notices during the year 2021 for staff under the NHS terms and conditions of service.

29 July 2021

2020

NHS Terms and Conditions of Service 2020 Agenda for Change poster.
Guidance

NHS terms and conditions pay poster 2020/21 [Archived]

View the pay scales for the 2020/21 pay year, for staff employed under the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service (Agenda for Change).

20 March 2021
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Article

Annual pay scales 2020/21 [Archived]

Annual pay scales 2020/21 for staff under the NHS terms and conditions of service.

1 April 2020
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Article

Hourly pay scales 2020/21 [Archived]

Hourly pay 2020/21 for staff under the NHS terms and conditions of service.

1 April 2020
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Guidance

HCAS pay scales 2020/21 [Archived]

Pay scales including High Cost Area Supplements (HCAS) for the year 2020/21

1 April 2020
Guidance

Pay deal changes from 1 April 2020

The NHS Staff Council has jointly agreed this document to provide you with key information on year three of the deal.

26 March 2020
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Infographic

Pay protection when transitioning from band 1 to band 2 [Archived]

Download this infographic from the NHS Staff Council to help explain pay protection for staff transitioning from band 1 to band 2.

19 November 2020
Article

Breakdown by pay band [Archived]

Explore how the NHS three-year pay deal affected each pay band, including progression changes, pay points and band-specific updates.

8 June 2020

2019

NHS Terms and Conditions of Service 2019 Agenda for Change poster.
Guidance

NHS terms and conditions 2019/20 pay poster [Archived]

View the NHS Terms and Conditions 2019/20 pay poster, including Agenda for Change pay scales and pay band information.

8 April 2019
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Article

Previous pay and conditions circulars for Agenda for Change staff

This page includes previous Agenda for Change pay circulars issued between 2005 and 2017.

15 October 2019
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Guidance

Pay deal changes from 1 April 2019 [Archived]

The NHS Staff Council has jointly agreed this document, to provide staff and employers with key information on year two of the deal.

24 April 2019
Guidance

Pay step submission process flowchart [Archived]

Use our flow chart to understand the pay step submission process under the new pay progression system which will be implemented on 1 April 2019

17 January 2019
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Guidance

Pay progression transitional example [Archived]

An example was developed to show the pay progression journey for new and existing staff during the transitional arrangements until March 2021.

17 January 2019
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Guidance

Spine points at 31 March 2018 [Archived]

This document allows people to see what their spine point was at 31 March 2018, by looking at what their pay was at that point in time.

22 March 2019
Guidance

Technical pay guidance from 1 April 2019 [Archived]

The NHS Staff Council has produced some technical pay guidance to assist those who may have to explain year two of the pay deal.

12 April 2019
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Guidance

Pay progression staff guidance [Archived]

Download our guidance designed to help staff understand and prepare for implementation of the pay progression system.

17 January 2019
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Guidance

Pay progression scenarios [Archived]

These scenarios have been developed to guide you through the different circumstances relating to pay progression.

17 January 2019
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Guidance

Pay progression employer guidance and checklist [Archived]

Employer guidance to support preparations for the pay progression framework from 1 April 2019.

17 January 2019
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Guidance

Pay progression manager guidance [Archived]

Guidance to help managers prepare for the implementation of the new pay progression system.

17 January 2019

2018

Guidance

NHS terms and conditions pay poster 2018/19 [Archived]

Access the pay scales poster containing the annual pay values for 2018/19, the first year of the 2018 three-year deal.

13 July 2018
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Guidance

Transitioning band 1 staff to band 2

This document forms the agreement for transferring of existing band 1 staff to band 2, and for supporting those staff who chose to remain in band 1.

19 December 2018
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Guidance

Reading your pay journey [Archived]

This guidance explores how to read your pay journey through the 2018 three-year deal.

13 July 2018
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Article

2018 contract FAQs [Archived]

Read answers to frequently asked questions relating to the 2018 three-year pay deal.

17 March 2020
Article

Framework agreement for 2018 pay deal [Archived]

Framework agreement on the reform of the NHS pay structure for Agenda for Change staff.

1 April 2018
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Article

2018 contract: pay and TCS advisory notices

Pay and terms and conditions notices for the three years of the 2018 pay deal (2018, 2019, 2020).

8 April 2020
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Article

Closing band 1 [Archived]

As part of the 2018 pay deal, band 1 closed to new entrants with effect from 1 December 2018.

19 November 2020
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Article

Key points of the 2018 pay deal [Archived]

Understand the key points of the 2018 NHS pay deal, including pay increases, structural changes and updates to terms and conditions.

8 June 2018
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Article

NHS Staff Council facts on the pay deal [Archived]

The NHS Staff Council highlights the key elements of the 2018 NHS three-year pay deal.

20 July 2018
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Guidance

Band 1 to band 2 comparison guidance

Download our comparison guidance to help you understand the differences between band 1 and band 2 to help you transition your staff.

5 November 2018
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Article

2018 contract ambulance FAQs [Archived]

Questions and answers relating to ambulance staff.

17 March 2020