A Pay and Grading Review for Education Authority (EA) employees on JNC pay scales has been agreed and implemented.
The new pay scale was implemented with effect from 1 April 2025.
| NJC PAY SCALES W.E.F. 01 APRIL 2025 | |||||
| Grade | SCP (Following Pay & Grading Review 2024) | Salary w.e.f. 01.04.2024 £ | Hourly Rate £ | NJC Pay Award w.e.f. 01.04.2025 £ | Hourly Rate £ |
NJC Main 1 (Clerical Officer) | 5 | £24,790 | £13.2062 | £25,583 | £13.6288 |
| 6 | £25,183 | £13.4156 | £25,989 | £13.8449 | |
| 7 | £25,584 | £13.6292 | £26,403 | £14.0654 | |
| 8 | £25,992 | £13.8466 | £26,824 | £14.2897 | |
| 9 | £26,409 | £14.0687 | £27,254 | £14.5189 | |
| 10 | £26,835 | £14.2957 | £27,694 | £14.7531 | |
NJC Main 2 (Senior Clerical Officer) | 11 | £27,269 | £14.5269 | £28,142 | £14.9917 |
| 12 | £27,711 | £14.7623 | £28,598 | £15.2347 | |
| 13 | £28,163 | £15.0031 | £29,064 | £15.4832 | |
| 14 | £28,624 | £15.2487 | £29,540 | £15.7367 | |
15 16 | £29,093 £29,572 | £15.4986 £15.7537 | £30,024 £30,518 | £15.9945 £16.2578 | |
NJC Main 3 (Executive Officer) | 17 | £30,060 | £16.0137 | £31,022 | £16.5261 |
| 18 | £30,559 | £16.2795 | £31,537 | £16.8005 | |
| 19 | £31,067 | £16.5502 | £32,061 | £17.0798 | |
| 20 | £31,586 | £16.8266 | £32,597 | £17.3651 | |
21 22 | £32,115 £32,654 | £17.1084 £17.3956 | £33,143 £33,699 | £17.6559 £17.9522 | |
NJC Main 4 (Senior Executive Officer) | 23 | £33,366 | £17.7749 | £34,434 | £18.3437 |
| 24 | £34,314 | £18.2799 | £35,412 | £18.8649 | |
| 25 | £35,235 | £18.7705 | £36,363 | £19.3712 | |
| 26 | £36,124 | £19.2441 | £37,280 | £19.8600 | |
27 28 | £37,035 £37,938 | £19.7295 £20.2105 | £38,220 £39,152 | £20.3608 £20.8572 | |
NJC Main 5 (Admin Officer) | 29 | £38,626 | £20.5770 | £39,862 | £21.2355 |
| 30 | £39,513 | £21.0495 | £40,777 | £21.7231 | |
| 31 | £40,476 | £21.5626 | £41,771 | £22.2526 | |
| 32 | £41,511 | £22.1139 | £42,839 | £22.8216 | |
NJC Main 6 (Senior Admin Officer) | 33 | £42,708 | £22.7516 | £44,075 | £23.4796 |
| 34 | £43,693 | £23.2763 | £45,091 | £24.0212 | |
| 35 | £44,711 | £23.8186 | £46,142 | £24.5808 | |
| 36 | £45,718 | £24.3551 | £47,181 | £25.1345 | |
NJC Main 7 (Assistant Principal Officer) | 37 | £46,731 | £24.8947 | £48,226 | £25.6914 |
| 38 | £47,754 | £25.4397 | £49,282 | £26.2538 | |
| 39 | £48,710 | £25.9490 | £50,269 | £26.7794 | |
| 40 | £49,764 | £26.5105 | £51,356 | £27.3588 | |
NJC Main 8 (Principal Officer) | 41 | £50,788 | £27.0560 | £52,413 | £27.9218 |
| 42 | £51,802 | £27.5962 | £53,460 | £28.4793 | |
| 43 | £52,805 | £28.1305 | £54,495 | £29.0307 | |
| 44 | £53,871 | £28.6984 | £55,595 | £29.6167 | |
NJC Main 9 (Senior Principal Officer 1) | 45 | £54,920 | £28.5435 | £56,677 | £30.1932 |
| 46 | £55,971 | £29.0897 | £57,762 | £30.7714 | |
| 47 | £56,999 | £30.3649 | £58,823 | £31.3366 | |
| 48 | £57,999 | £30.1439 | £59,855 | £31.8860 | |
NJC Main 10 (Senior Principal Officer 2) | 49 | £58,998 | £30.6630 | £60,886 | £32.4354 |
| 50 | £60,068 | £31.2192 | £61,990 | £33.0237 | |
| 51 | £61,109 | £31.7604 | £63,065 | £33.5963 | |
| 52 | £62,158 | £33.1131 | £64,147 | £34.1727 | |
NJC Main 11 (Education Officer) | 53 | £63,204 | £33.6701 | £65,226 | £34.7475 |
| 54 | £64,253 | £34.2292 | £66,309 | £35.3246 | |
| 55 | £65,302 | £34.7878 | £67,391 | £35.9010 | |
| 56 | £66,351 | £34.4848 | £68,475 | £36.4781 | |
| 57 | £67,381 | £35.0204 | £69,538 | £37.0444 | |
NJC Main 12 (Assistant Senior Education Officer) | 58 | £68,436 | £35.5683 | £70,626 | £37.6243 |
| 59 | £69,492 | £36.1173 | £71,716 | £38.2047 | |
| 60 | £70,574 | £36.6795 | £72,833 | £38.7998 | |
| 61 | £71,662 | £37.2451 | £73,955 | £39.3977 | |
£72,776 £73,903 £75,059 | £37.8239 £39.3697 £39.9856 | £75,105 £76,267 £77,461 | £40.0102 £40.6295 £41.2651 | ||