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The UK has a nationally agreed pay spine for academics: https://ucu.org.uk/he_singlepayspine
But the same job actually pays a different salary at different universities, because universities individually choose where on the scale a particular job falls. This information is often hidden.
UK academics - Where on the scale do the jobs fall at your university?
At the Uni of Edinburgh:
Points 24-32 are Post grad RA
Points 30-39 are Post doc RA
Points 37-47 are Lecturer (~ 'Assistant Prof')
Points 35-51 are Snr Lecturer or Reader (~ 'Associate Prof')
Points 50-66 Prof
@DarrenObbard At the University of Nottingham
Points 24-32 are Post grad RA
Points 30-39 are Post doc RA
Points 31-37*/39 are R&T Level 4 Assistant Prof (Lecturer')
Points 36-48 are R&T Level 5 Associate Prof
Points 45-52*/57 are R&T Level 6 Prof
* = standard max.
Am I reading this right? The discrepancy is alarming?
@DarrenObbard Prof has also now been split into 3 bands, which require 'promotion' to get to the next stage. A Prof colleague with multiple papers, lots of grant income, industry funding, was turned down in his application to get off the bottom. Info here: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/hr/guidesandsupport/pay/salaryscales/documents/2023/salary-scales-on-costs-pay-award-2023.1-feb.xlsx