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

NHS-BAND-8B Pay system Salary

NHS Band 8b (senior managers, principal practitioners). Source: NHS Agenda for Change 2025-26 (effective 22 May 2025).

2025 salary range
£64,455£74,896
Annual base in GBP (£). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

StepPhase / PadrãoAnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1NHS Band 8b (senior managers, principal practitioners)£64,455£5,371£31
2NHS Band 8b (senior managers, principal practitioners)£68,631£5,719£33
3NHS Band 8b (senior managers, principal practitioners)£74,896£6,241£36
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-8B make in the United Kingdom federal government?

A NHS-BAND-8B in the United Kingdom federal civil service earns between £64,455 and £74,896 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-8B 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.