Band 2 on the England Agenda for Change scale is £25,272 a year for 2026/27. Take-home pay is £1,700 a month after income tax, National Insurance and NHS Pension.
Band 2 pay points and take-home pay 2026/27
Pay point
Annual
Monthly gross
Hourly
Take-home / year
Take-home / month
Single point
£25,272
£2,106.00
£12.96
£20,401.36
£1,700.11
Assumptions: full-time (37.5 hours a week), England and standard tax code, member of the NHS Pension Scheme at the tier for the pay point
(6.5%), no student loan, no HCAS.
These are the England scales from NHS Employers; Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland set their own NHS pay.
Hourly = annual pay divided by 37.5 hours over 52 weeks.
Band 2 with London weighting (HCAS) 2026/27
The High Cost Area Supplement is a percentage of basic pay, with a minimum and maximum annual payment:
inner london 20% (minimum £5,794, maximum £8,746); outer london 15% (minimum £4,870, maximum £6,137); fringe 5% (minimum £1,346, maximum £2,270).
The table shows the supplement for each pay point and the monthly take-home with it added.
Pay point
Inner London HCAS
Inner London take-home / month
Outer London HCAS
Outer London take-home / month
Fringe HCAS
Fringe take-home / month
Single point (£25,272)
£5,794
£1,985.37
£4,870
£1,935.04
£1,346
£1,775.05
HCAS is pensionable, so the take-home figures include the higher NHS Pension tier where the supplement moves total pay across a boundary.
Work out your own figure
Part-time hours, a student loan, opting out of the pension or a different pay point change the numbers above.
Open the NHS Pay Calculator with Band 2 selected
and enter your own details.
Band 2 has a single pay point on the England Agenda for Change scale for 2026/27: £25,272 a year for a full-time 37.5-hour week, which is £12.96 an hour.
What is Band 2 take-home pay in 2026/27?
On £25,272, take-home pay is £20,401.36 a year (£1,700.11 a month) after income tax, National Insurance and a 6.5% NHS Pension contribution, with no student loan and no HCAS.
How much HCAS do Band 2 staff get in London?
HCAS is a percentage of basic pay between a minimum and maximum. At the single point (£25,272), inner London adds £5,794, outer London £4,870 and the fringe zone £1,346 a year.
Is Band 2 pay the same in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?
Not necessarily. This page uses the England Agenda for Change scale published by NHS Employers. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland set their own NHS pay, so do not read these figures as theirs.
