Very senior managers pay award
The government has announced a 3 per cent pay rise for NHS senior managers for 2026/27.
The government has announced a 3 per cent pay rise for very senior managers (VSMs) across the NHS in England.
This 2026/27 pay award relates to:
- over 3,200 very senior managers
- over 400 executive senior managers
For more detail, read the written ministerial statement accepting the recommendations made by the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB).
Further information
- Read the recommendations made by the SSRB.
- For more detailed information regarding the VSM framework limits, you can review the full NHS England VSM Pay Framework.
NHS Employers does not have any information on very senior managers or non-executive directors (NEDs) and cannot support with any pay queries.
For queries relating to very senior managers, including the very senior managers pay framework and NEDs, please contact NHS England directly.
