Publication, Part of NHS Staff Earnings Estimates

NHS Staff Earnings Estimates, March 2024

Official statistics

Publication Date:: 27 Jun 2024
Geographic Coverage:: England
Geographical Granularity:: Country
Date Range:: 30 Sep 2009 to 31 Mar 2024

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Classification of Statistics

Summary

This report shows average annual earnings for the following four earnings measures, provisionally showing overall figures for the NHS HCHS workforce (excluding primary care staff) in England in NHS Trusts and other core organisations in England and NHS Support Organisations and Central Bodies.

Mean annual basic pay per FTE – is the mean amount of basic pay paid per 1 full-time equivalent post in a 12-month period.

Mean annual earnings per person – is the mean amount paid to an individual in a 12-month period, regardless of the contracted FTE.

Mean annual basic pay per person – is the mean amount of basic pay paid to an individual in a 12-month period, regardless of the contracted FTE.

Mean annual non-basic pay per person – is the mean amount, over and above basic pay, paid to an individual in a 12 month period, regardless of the contracted FTE (this is further split into ten separate measures – see Appendix A for a list and descriptions)

These figures are based on the most recent twelve months of data and are presented by staff group in the publication (Tables 1 & 2). This publication also includes tables which examine the non-basic pay elements in greater details (Table 3). Data are available every month from 30 September 2009 onwards.

We have created a repository of the code used to produce the NHS Staff Earnings publication which is available on GitHub via the Related Links section below.

Monthly NHS Workforce Statistics and monthly NHS Staff Sickness Absence reports and data relating to the General Practice workforce and the Independent Healthcare Provider workforce are also available via the Related Links below.

We welcome feedback on the methodology and tables within this publication. Please email us with your comments and suggestions, clearly stating Monthly HCHS Workforce as the subject heading, via [email protected] or 0300 303 5678.

Key Facts

This publication is a full set of quarterly earnings tables with information for March 2024. The next publication will be in September 2024 and will contain data up to June 2024.

In NHS Trusts and CCGs in England:

The mean annual basic pay per full time equivalent (FTE) was £38,581 in the 12 month period up to the end of March 2024. This is £1,878 (5.1%) more than in March 2023.

The mean annual earnings per person were £41,154 in the 12 month period up to the end of March 2024. This is £3,402 (9.0%) more than in March 2023.

The mean annual basic pay per person was £34,293 in the 12 month period up to the end of March 2024. This is £1,695 (5.2%) more than in March 2023.

The mean annual non-basic pay per person was £6,861 in the 12 month period up to the end of March 2024. This is £1,708 (33.1%) more than in March 2023.

In NHS Support Organisations and Central Bodies in England:

The mean annual basic pay per full time equivalent (FTE) was £49,602 in the 12 month period up to the end of March 2024. This is £2,008 (4.2%) more than in March 2023.

The mean annual earnings per person were £49,085 in the 12 month period up to the end of March 2024. This is £4,111 (9.1%) more than in March 2023.

The mean annual basic pay per person was £44,061 in the 12 month period up to the end of March 2024. This is £1,589 (3.7%) more than in March 2023.

The mean annual non-basic pay per person was £5,024 in the 12 month period up to the end of March 2024. This is £2,521 (100.7%) more than in March 2023.