Pay policy statement

Staff pay structure (from April 2026)

Our pay spine is anchored to salary points on the NJC national pay spine. 

The relevant Lincolnshire scale points are 2, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30 and 33.

Grade GLPC points score Scale point and salary
0 Apprentice Rate 1 - £19,930
1 182 - 237 2 - £25,023
3 - £25,219
2 228 - 267 3 - £25,219
4 - £25,371
5 - £25,471
6 - £25,614
3 268 - 307 6 - £25,614
7 - £26,009
8 - £26,450
9 - £26,846
4 308 - 347 9 - £26,846
10 - £26,887
11 - £27,621
12 - £28,153
5 348 - 387 12 - £28,153
13 - £29,051
14 - £30,035
15 - £31,051
6 388 - 427 15 - £31,015
16 - £31,874
17 - £32,731
18 - £33,672
7 428 - 467 18 - £33,672
19 - £34,534
20 - £35,558
21 - £36,580
8 468 - 507 21 - £36,580
22 - £37,934
23 - £39,163
24 - £40,444
9 508 - 547 24 - £40,444
25 - £41,722
26 - £42,985
27 - £44,253
10 548 - 587 27 - £44,253
28 - £45,747
29 - £47,243
30 - £48,738
11 588 - 627 30 - £48,738
31 - £50,540
32 - £52,340
33 - £54,143
12 628 - 667 33 - £54,143
34 - £56,677
35 - £59,354
36 - £62,032
13 668 - 707 36 - £62,032
37 - £64,039
38 - £66,046
39 - £68,052
14 708 - 747 39 - £68,052
40 - £70,059
41 - £72,068
42 - £74,075
15 48 - 787 42 - £74,075
43 - £76,080
44 - £78,088
45 - £80,095
16 788 - 827 45 - £80,095
46 - £82,102
47 - £84,108
48 - £86,117

 

Part 3 paragraph 2.6 sleeping-in duty payment

1 April 2026 £44.54

Paragraph 35 Standby Duty Allowance - Social Workers (1)(a)(i) Allowance - Per Session

1 April 2026 £35.86 per session