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Find out more about the benefits we offer when you work for us.
We offer competitive salaries.
Pay is set in line with that determined by the National Joint Council for Local Government Services.
Grade | SCP Point | Scale from 1 April 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 3 | £25,614 |
| 4 | £26,016 | |
| 5 | £26,427 | |
| Grade 2 | 6 | £26,847 |
| 7 | £27,274 | |
| 8 | £27,709 | |
| 9 | £28,153 | |
| Grade 3 | 10 | £28,608 |
| 11 | £29,071 | |
| 12 | £29,542 | |
| 13 | £30,023 | |
| Grade 4 | 16 | £31,525 |
| 17 | £32,046 | |
| 18 | £32,578 | |
| 19 | £33,119 | |
| Grade 5 | 21 | £34,237 |
| 22 | £34,811 | |
| 23 | £35,570 | |
| 24 | £36,581 | |
| Grade 6 | 25 | £37,563 |
| 26 | £38,510 | |
| 27 | £39,481 | |
| 28 | £40,444 | |
| Grade 7 | 29 | £41,177 |
| 30 | £42,123 | |
| 31 | £43,149 | |
| 32 | £44,253 | |
| Grade 8 | 34 | £46,579 |
| 35 | £47,665 | |
| 36 | £48,738 | |
| 37 | £49,817 | |
| Grade 9 | 37 | £49,817 |
| 38 | £50,908 | |
| 39 | £51,928 | |
| 40 | £53,051 | |
| Grade 10 | 42 | £55,224 |
| 43 | £56,293 | |
| 44 | £57,446 | |
| 45 | £58,602 | |
| Grade 11 | 45 | £58,602 |
| 46 | £59,777 | |
| 47 | £60,960 | |
| 48 | £62,195 | |
| Grade 12 | 50 | £64,704 |
| 51 | £65,944 | |
| 52 | £67,188 | |
| 53 | £68,429 | |
| Grade 13 | 56 | £72,157 |
| 57 | £73,413 | |
| 58 | £74,641 | |
| 59 | £75,892 | |
| Grade 14 | 59 | £75,892 |
| 60 | £76,272 | |
| 61 | £76,653 | |
| 62 | £78,388 |
Our pension scheme is the Local Government Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland) (LGPS NI).
It is managed by the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC).
The scheme helps you save for retirement.
If you are appointed, you will usually be enrolled automatically, but you can choose to opt out.
If you are not enrolled automatically, you can choose to join.
Your contribution depends on your salary. It is between 5.5 per cent and 10.5 per cent. The council currently contributes 15.5 per cent.
We also offer pre-retirement seminars.
Annual leave depends on your grade and working hours.
For posts up to Grade 14:
| Contract type Standard full time (37 hours per week) | Annual leave entitlement calculated in hours and minutes | Annual leave entitlement calculated in days - based on a standard day of 7.4 hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minimal leave entitlement | 177 hours 36 minutes | 24 days |
| After five years’ continuous service | 214 hours and 36 minutes | 29 days |
| After 10 years’ continuous service | 236 hours and 48 minutes | 32 days |
| Extra statutory, bank and public holiday entitlement calculated in hours and minutes | Extra statutory, bank and public holiday entitlement calculated in days - based on a standard day of 7.4 hours |
|---|---|
| 88 hours and 48 minutes | 12 days |
The standard working week is 37 hours.
You will receive paid leave for public and bank holidays. If you work on these days, you will be paid in line with national terms.
The leave year starts on 1 April. If you start during the year, your leave is adjusted.
Leave is adjusted for new starters based on time worked.
We offer a sick leave scheme. This helps maintain your pay during periods of absence.
| During first year of service | One month’s full pay and (after completing four months’ service) two months’ half pay |
|---|---|
| During second year of service | Two months’ full pay and two months’ half pay |
| During third year of service | Four months’ full pay and four months’ half pay |
| During fourth and fifth years of service | Five months’ full pay and five months’ half pay |
| After five years’ service | Six months’ full pay and six months’ half pay |
Working hours depend on the role.
Most office roles:
Flexible working hours apply between:
Some roles use shift patterns. Details of this are in the application pack.
Some roles require a uniform.
If this applies:
We support flexible working. Options include:
We also offer a range of leave, including:
We offer health and wellbeing support, including:
We also offer:
We support your career development.
We offer:
We support a number of staff networks. These include our:
Disability Support Network – which supports staff with disabilities and helps improve policies.
Proud LGBT+ Network – which brings together LGBT+ staff and allies to share ideas and support inclusion.
Women’s Network – which supports women’s development and networking across the council.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
We assess all applications based on merit.
Some groups are underrepresented and so we particularly welcome applications from:
We offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
If you need support during recruitment, email [email protected].
We hold the Silver Diversity Mark in recognition of our commitment to equality and diversity.
We hold the AAA* Disability Positive accreditation in recognition of good practice in supporting employees with disabilities.
You can donate to UK charities through your salary.
Donations are taken before tax. This means it costs you less to give. For example, every £1 you give will cost you only 80p (or 60p if you pay the higher tax rate) as it's taken from your gross pay.
You can save up to 40 per cent on a bicycle and equipment through our Cycle to Work scheme.
We share updates through our:
For more information about our benefits, or any queries you have, email us at [email protected]
For more information and advice, get in touch.
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