{
  "name": "NHS Scotland nursing & midwifery wage rates",
  "profession": "Nursing & midwifery",
  "professionCode": "nursing",
  "code": "nhs-scotland",
  "region": "NHS Scotland",
  "country": "United Kingdom",
  "currency": "GBP",
  "pageUrl": "https://myrosterapp.com.au/wages/nhs-scotland/",
  "dataUrl": "https://myrosterapp.com.au/wages/nhs-scotland/data.json",
  "catalogUrl": "https://myrosterapp.com.au/wages/data.json",
  "publisher": "MyRoster",
  "publisherUrl": "https://myrosterapp.com.au",
  "lastModified": "2026-09-06",
  "license": "Free for personal reference. Quote rates with credit to MyRoster (https://myrosterapp.com.au) and a link to the relevant wage page. Any other reuse (republishing, apps, datasets) requires permission — contact hello@myrosterapp.com.au.",
  "attribution": "Wage data compiled by MyRoster (https://myrosterapp.com.au) from the official award / enterprise agreement listed in each dataset's sourceUrls. Credit MyRoster and link to pageUrl when quoting.",
  "rateNotes": "hourly / weekly / annual figures are derived from each agreement's source amounts (see sourceFrequency) using its fullTimeHoursPerWeek and weeksPerYear (52.1667 unless the payroll convention differs, e.g. 52.17857 = 365.25 ÷ 7). Base rates only — penalties, allowances and overtime are listed separately.",
  "app": {
    "name": "MyRoster",
    "description": "MyRoster calculates take-home pay for shift workers from these rates — penalties, allowances, overtime, tax and super — on iOS and Android.",
    "website": "https://myrosterapp.com.au"
  },
  "agreements": [
    {
      "agreementName": "NHS Agenda for Change — Scotland",
      "agreementStatus": "Current",
      "datasetCode": "nhs-scotland",
      "region": "NHS Scotland",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "currency": "GBP",
      "fullTimeHoursPerWeek": 37.5,
      "weeksPerYear": 52.16666667,
      "sourceFrequency": "annual",
      "effectiveDates": [
        "2025-04-01",
        "2026-04-01"
      ],
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://www.publications.scot.nhs.uk/files/pcs2026-afc-01.pdf"
      ],
      "roles": [
        {
          "title": "Band 1",
          "description": "Entry support role (closed to new entrants)",
          "band": "Band 1",
          "payPoints": [
            {
              "id": "1",
              "label": "Point 1",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 25560,
                  "hourly": 13.07,
                  "weekly": 489.97
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 26519,
                  "hourly": 13.56,
                  "weekly": 508.35
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "title": "Band 2",
          "description": "Healthcare / nursing assistant",
          "band": "Band 2",
          "payPoints": [
            {
              "id": "1",
              "label": "Point 1",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 25694,
                  "hourly": 13.13,
                  "weekly": 492.54
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 26658,
                  "hourly": 13.63,
                  "weekly": 511.02
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "2",
              "label": "Point 2",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 27900,
                  "hourly": 14.26,
                  "weekly": 534.82
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 28947,
                  "hourly": 14.8,
                  "weekly": 554.89
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "title": "Band 3",
          "description": "Senior healthcare assistant / nursing associate (trainee)",
          "band": "Band 3",
          "payPoints": [
            {
              "id": "1",
              "label": "Point 1",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 28011,
                  "hourly": 14.32,
                  "weekly": 536.95
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 29061,
                  "hourly": 14.86,
                  "weekly": 557.08
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "2",
              "label": "Point 2",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 30230,
                  "hourly": 15.45,
                  "weekly": 579.49
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 31364,
                  "hourly": 16.03,
                  "weekly": 601.23
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "title": "Band 4",
          "description": "Nursing associate / assistant practitioner",
          "band": "Band 4",
          "payPoints": [
            {
              "id": "1",
              "label": "Point 1",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 30353,
                  "hourly": 15.52,
                  "weekly": 581.85
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 31492,
                  "hourly": 16.1,
                  "weekly": 603.68
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "2",
              "label": "Point 2",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 33016,
                  "hourly": 16.88,
                  "weekly": 632.89
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 34254,
                  "hourly": 17.51,
                  "weekly": 656.63
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "title": "Band 5",
          "description": "Registered Nurse / Midwife (newly registered → experienced)",
          "band": "Band 5",
          "payPoints": [
            {
              "id": "1",
              "label": "Point 1",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 33247,
                  "hourly": 17,
                  "weekly": 637.32
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 34494,
                  "hourly": 17.63,
                  "weekly": 661.23
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "2",
              "label": "Point 2",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 35525,
                  "hourly": 18.16,
                  "weekly": 680.99
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 36857,
                  "hourly": 18.84,
                  "weekly": 706.52
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "3",
              "label": "Point 3",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 41424,
                  "hourly": 21.18,
                  "weekly": 794.07
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 42977,
                  "hourly": 21.97,
                  "weekly": 823.84
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "title": "Band 6",
          "description": "Senior / Charge Nurse, specialist practitioner",
          "band": "Band 6",
          "payPoints": [
            {
              "id": "1",
              "label": "Point 1",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 41608,
                  "hourly": 21.27,
                  "weekly": 797.6
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 43169,
                  "hourly": 22.07,
                  "weekly": 827.52
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "2",
              "label": "Point 2",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 43441,
                  "hourly": 22.21,
                  "weekly": 832.73
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 45070,
                  "hourly": 23.04,
                  "weekly": 863.96
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "3",
              "label": "Point 3",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 50702,
                  "hourly": 25.92,
                  "weekly": 971.92
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 52603,
                  "hourly": 26.89,
                  "weekly": 1008.36
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "title": "Band 7",
          "description": "Advanced Nurse / Ward Manager / team leader",
          "band": "Band 7",
          "payPoints": [
            {
              "id": "1",
              "label": "Point 1",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 50861,
                  "hourly": 26,
                  "weekly": 974.97
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 52769,
                  "hourly": 26.97,
                  "weekly": 1011.55
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "2",
              "label": "Point 2",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 52804,
                  "hourly": 26.99,
                  "weekly": 1012.22
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 54784,
                  "hourly": 28,
                  "weekly": 1050.17
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "3",
              "label": "Point 3",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 59159,
                  "hourly": 30.24,
                  "weekly": 1134.04
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 61377,
                  "hourly": 31.37,
                  "weekly": 1176.56
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "title": "Band 8A",
          "description": "Advanced clinical / matron / nurse consultant (entry)",
          "band": "Band 8A",
          "payPoints": [
            {
              "id": "1",
              "label": "Point 1",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 62681,
                  "hourly": 32.04,
                  "weekly": 1201.55
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 65032,
                  "hourly": 33.24,
                  "weekly": 1246.62
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "2",
              "label": "Point 2",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 67665,
                  "hourly": 34.59,
                  "weekly": 1297.09
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 70202,
                  "hourly": 35.89,
                  "weekly": 1345.73
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "title": "Band 8B",
          "description": "Matron / head of nursing",
          "band": "Band 8B",
          "payPoints": [
            {
              "id": "1",
              "label": "Point 1",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 74003,
                  "hourly": 37.83,
                  "weekly": 1418.59
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 76778,
                  "hourly": 39.25,
                  "weekly": 1471.78
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "2",
              "label": "Point 2",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 79164,
                  "hourly": 40.47,
                  "weekly": 1517.52
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 82133,
                  "hourly": 41.98,
                  "weekly": 1574.43
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "title": "Band 8C",
          "description": "Senior nurse manager",
          "band": "Band 8C",
          "payPoints": [
            {
              "id": "1",
              "label": "Point 1",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 87400,
                  "hourly": 44.68,
                  "weekly": 1675.4
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 90678,
                  "hourly": 46.35,
                  "weekly": 1738.24
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "2",
              "label": "Point 2",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 93685,
                  "hourly": 47.89,
                  "weekly": 1795.88
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 97199,
                  "hourly": 49.69,
                  "weekly": 1863.24
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "title": "Band 8D",
          "description": "Deputy director of nursing",
          "band": "Band 8D",
          "payPoints": [
            {
              "id": "1",
              "label": "Point 1",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 103764,
                  "hourly": 53.04,
                  "weekly": 1989.09
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 107655,
                  "hourly": 55.03,
                  "weekly": 2063.67
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "2",
              "label": "Point 2",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 108206,
                  "hourly": 55.31,
                  "weekly": 2074.24
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 112264,
                  "hourly": 57.39,
                  "weekly": 2152.03
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "title": "Band 9",
          "description": "Director of nursing / very senior manager",
          "band": "Band 9",
          "payPoints": [
            {
              "id": "1",
              "label": "Point 1",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 122736,
                  "hourly": 62.74,
                  "weekly": 2352.77
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 127338,
                  "hourly": 65.09,
                  "weekly": 2440.98
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "2",
              "label": "Point 2",
              "rates": [
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
                  "annual": 128051,
                  "hourly": 65.46,
                  "weekly": 2454.65
                },
                {
                  "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
                  "annual": 132853,
                  "hourly": 67.91,
                  "weekly": 2546.7
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "allowances": [
        {
          "name": "On-call availability allowance",
          "description": "£26.47 (2025/26) → £27.47 (2026/27) per on-call session.",
          "unit": "per session",
          "rates": [
            {
              "effectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
              "amount": 26.47
            },
            {
              "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
              "amount": 27.47
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "name": "Meals allowance",
          "description": "Recommended national subsistence rate. Annex 14.",
          "unit": "per 24h",
          "rates": [
            {
              "effectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
              "amount": 20
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "penalties": [
        {
          "name": "Saturday & weekday nights (Bands 4–9)",
          "rate": "+30%",
          "description": "Enhancement on basic pay for Saturdays and weekday nights 20:00–06:00."
        },
        {
          "name": "Sundays & public holidays (Bands 4–9)",
          "rate": "+60%",
          "description": "Enhancement on basic pay for Sundays and public holidays."
        },
        {
          "name": "Unsocial hours (Bands 1–3)",
          "rate": "+37% to +100%",
          "description": "Band 1 attracts double time on Sun/PH; Bands 2–3 sit between the standard and Band-1 rates."
        },
        {
          "name": "Overtime (Bands 1–7)",
          "rate": "150%",
          "description": "Time and a half for overtime above contracted hours; double time on public holidays."
        }
      ],
      "notes": [
        "NHS Scotland rates come from Scottish Government circular PCS(AFC)2025/5 — a confirmed two-year deal: +4.25% (2025/26) and +3.75% (2026/27).",
        "From 1 April 2026 Scotland moved to a 36-hour standard week, so actual 2026/27 hourly rates are a little higher than the annual ÷ 37.5 hrs shown by the toggle.",
        "Scotland uses a two-point structure from Band 8A upward. Lowest hourly rate £13.25 (Living Wage employer).",
        "An inflation guarantee applies: if average CPI (Jan–Dec 2026) exceeds 2.75%, 2026/27 rates are topped up to 1 percentage point above CPI. All figures in GBP.",
        "Source: NHS Circular PCS(AFC)2026/1 — pay and conditions for NHS staff covered by Agenda for Change, Scottish Government — https://www.publications.scot.nhs.uk/files/pcs2026-afc-01.pdf"
      ]
    }
  ]
}