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United Kingdom · SCS Pay Framework + Judicial Salaries + Armed Forces · FY 2025

JUD-GRP5 Pay system Salary

Judicial Salary Group 5 — Senior Circuit Judges; Chamber Presidents of First-tier Tribunals; Judge Advocate General; President of Employment Tribunals; Sheriffs Principal (Scotland); Senior District Judge (Chief Magistrate); Recorder of Liverpool/Manchester/Belfast.

2025 salary range
£187,743£187,743
Annual base in GBP (£). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

StepAnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1£187,743£15,645£90
Hourly computed assuming 2,080 annual working hours. Actual hourly rates on official tables may differ slightly.

Frequently asked

How much does a JUD-GRP5 make in the United Kingdom federal government?

A JUD-GRP5 in the United Kingdom federal civil service earns between £187,743 and £187,743 per year in 2025, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Cabinet Office / Ministry of Justice / Armed Forces' Pay Review Body.

Is the JUD-GRP5 pay system the same in every agency?

The base pay scale is set centrally by Cabinet Office / Ministry of Justice / Armed Forces' Pay Review Body and applied uniformly across eligible federal employers, but agency-specific supplements, locality pay, and bargaining agreements can produce meaningful differences in take-home pay.

Where does this data come from?

Directly from Cabinet Office / Ministry of Justice / Armed Forces' Pay Review Body at https://www.gov.uk/. Each page on FedSalary carries the retrieval date and a link back to the primary source.

Source: Cabinet Office / Ministry of Justice / Armed Forces' Pay Review Body · Last verified 2026-04-22. · Verified by AUTO-FETCH on 2026-04-22.