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

NHS-BAND-8A Pay system Salary

NHS Band 8a (service managers, consultant nurses). Source: NHS Agenda for Change 2025-26 (effective 22 May 2025).

2025 salary range
£55,690£62,682
Annual base in GBP (£). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

StepPhase / PadrãoAnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1NHS Band 8a (service managers, consultant nurses)£55,690£4,641£27
2NHS Band 8a (service managers, consultant nurses)£58,487£4,874£28
3NHS Band 8a (service managers, consultant nurses)£62,682£5,224£30
Hourly computed assuming 2,080 annual working hours. Actual hourly rates on official tables may differ slightly.

Frequently asked

How much does a NHS-BAND-8A make in the United Kingdom federal government?

A NHS-BAND-8A in the United Kingdom federal civil service earns between £55,690 and £62,682 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 NHS-BAND-8A 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 2026-04-23.