NHS Payscales was created in 2022 by NHS staff who found official guidance unnecessarily complex and difficult to understand. Our site is completely independent of the NHS, allowing us to create simple and straightforward guidance designed to be genuinely helpful.
Our website is designed to help NHS staff understand some of the more complex issues around contracts and employment in the health service, including:
- How pay progression works in the NHS
- How to calculate continuous employment in the NHS
- Eligibility for High Cost Area Supplements
Use the navigation or search functions to look for other topics.
Since 2024, we’ve also supported people looking for jobs within the NHS – recognising NHS organisations are in greater need than ever of high-quality staff, while actually getting a job in the NHS seems harder than ever. Check out our insider’s guide to writing a great NHS job application – written with insights from more than 40 years of combined experience as hiring managers.