NHS Northern Ireland Pay Calculator 2026/27: 3.3% Backpay & HSCNI Scales
While England and Wales paid the 3.3% Agenda for Change 2026/27 award in April 2026, Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI) staff remain on the 2025/26 pay scale—prompting the RCN Northern Ireland strike ballot (open 14 October – 20 November 2026). Calculate your exact 2025/26 take-home pay versus the 2026/27 parity scale and see how much backpay you have accrued since 1 April 2026.
As of 1 November 2026, the NI Department of Health has not yet funded the £120m 3.3% NHSPRB 39th Report recommendation. HSCNI staff across Belfast, Northern, South Eastern, Southern, and Western HSC Trusts are still paid on the 2025/26 pay spine. When approved, the 3.3% uplift is backdated to 1 April 2026:
Interactive HSCNI 2025/26 vs. 2026/27 (+3.3%) & Accrued Backpay Calculator
Compare your current Northern Ireland 2025/26 pay against the unpaid 3.3% 2026/27 award and calculate your accrued backpay since 1 April 2026
Gross arrears accrued since 1 April 2026: £597 (7 months). Implementing the 3.3% PRB award increases your monthly net pay by +£48/mo.
Accrued Backpay Lump-Sum Breakdown (7 Months)
1. HSC Northern Ireland Pay Scales: Confirmed 2025/26 (In Payment) vs. 2026/27 (+3.3% Parity) & 7-Month Arrears
Full comparison across Bands 2 to 9 showing the 2025/26 rates currently paid by HSCNI payroll alongside the 3.3% 2026/27 UK parity rates and 7-month backdated arrears (April–October 2026).
| HSCNI Band | 2025/26 Paid Now (Entry → Top) | 2025/26 Hourly | 2026/27 (+3.3% Parity) | Annual Parity Gap | 7-Mo Gross Backpay (Apr–Oct) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band 2 | £24,465 (spot) | £12.51/hr | £25,272 (spot) | +£807/yr | £471 |
| Band 3 | £24,937 (spot) | £12.75/hr | £25,760 → £27,476 | +£823 → +£2,539/yr | £480 – £1,481 |
| Band 4 | £27,485 (spot) | £14.06/hr | £28,392 → £31,157 | +£907 → +£3,672/yr | £529 – £2,142 |
| Band 5 | £31,048 (spot) | £15.88/hr | £32,073 → £39,043 | +£1,025 → +£7,995/yr | £598 – £4,664 |
| Band 6 | £38,682 (spot) | £19.78/hr | £39,959 → £48,117 | +£1,277 → +£9,435/yr | £745 – £5,504 |
| Band 7 | £47,809 (spot) | £24.45/hr | £49,387 → £56,515 | +£1,578 → +£8,706/yr | £921 – £5,079 |
| Band 8a | £55,690 (spot) | £28.48/hr | £57,528 → £64,750 | +£1,838 → +£9,060/yr | £1,072 – £5,285 |
| Band 8b | £64,455 (spot) | £32.96/hr | £66,582 → £77,368 | +£2,127 → +£12,913/yr | £1,241 – £7,533 |
| Band 8c | £76,964 (spot) | £39.36/hr | £79,504 → £91,609 | +£2,540 → +£14,645/yr | £1,482 – £8,543 |
| Band 8d | £91,342 (spot) | £46.71/hr | £94,356 → £108,814 | +£3,014 → +£17,472/yr | £1,758 – £10,192 |
| Band 9 | £109,179 (spot) | £55.84/hr | £112,782 → £129,783 | +£3,603 → +£20,604/yr | £2,102 – £12,019 |
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NHS Employers 2026/27 Pay Circular
Implements the official 2026/27 Agenda for Change (+3.3%) consolidated pay spine across Bands 2 to 9 (NHS Terms & Conditions Handbook Annex 2 & Annex 3).
NHS T&C Handbook (Sec 2 & Annex 9)
Applies statutory Section 2 unsocial hours multipliers (+44%/+88% Bands 2–3; +30%/+60% Bands 4–9) and Annex 9 HCAS London Weighting caps (20% Inner, 15% Outer, 5% Fringe).
HMRC PAYE Specifications 2026/27
Computes UK PAYE Income Tax (£12,570 Personal Allowance, 20%/40%/45% bands, and £100k PA taper) plus Class 1 Employee National Insurance (8% PT–UEL, 2% above £50,270).
NHSBSA 2015 CARE Scheme Rules
Deducts 2026/27 tiered employee contributions (5.2% to 12.5%) from pensionable pay (basic + HCAS) before Income Tax under HMRC Net-Pay arrangements, with 1/54th CARE accrual.
Taxable = Gross − ((Basic + HCAS) × Tier%)FTE = Hours ÷ 37.5 | HCAS = clamp(Basic×%, Min×FTE, Max×FTE)Net/mo = (Gross − Pension − PAYE − NI − Loan) ÷ 12