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Korn Ferry’s analysis benchmarks the Support Worker role as being an NHS Band 3 equivalent in the NHS Agenda for Change framework. So when we look at the gap in pay, what does that mean?
£
21%
The total pay rise needed by social care
Support Workers in Scotland to achieve
parity with their NHS counterparts
3
21%
Total pay rise needed by social care Support Workers in Scotland to achieve parity with LG/NFP counterparts
19%
Total pay rise needed by social care Support Workers in Scotland to achieve parity with workers in comparably sized Retail roles
THE 2023 GAP - SCOTLAND
SOCIAL CARE
Average hourly rate of £10.50
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT
Average hourly rate of £12.66
RETAIL SALARIES 4
Average hourly rate of £12.47
1 Figures used are average rates for Support Worker roles in Scotland and are taken from the CCPS Member Survey, January 2023
2 Data from NHS Agenda for Change Pay Scale 2022 (scot.nhs.uk) It should also be noted that in February 2023 NHS Band 3 workers accepted a 6.5% pay rise with an additional
one-off payment, which will increase the gap to 24% from April.
3 This figure is based on a comparison between Average Support Worker Pay and the NHS Band 3 midpoint in Scotland and therefore underestimates the extent of the gap by not
factoring in all additional premiums and entitlements
4 Figures based on Retail jobs evaluated as the same size by Korn Ferry
£20,531
£24,861Not including allowances and additional hours
NHS
payments
Average hourly rate of £12.71
Average Support Worker pay1
Midpoint of the two step points in Band 3 NHS roles (Scotland)2
Average pay of equivalent roles
£24,750
Average pay of equivalent roles
£24,383