Salary guide
Cover Supervisor salary in England
What cover supervisors are advertised at in England, based on live vacancies.
Term-time pay
Cover supervisors are usually paid on a support staff grade. Many cover supervisor posts are term-time only, so actual pay is lower than the full-time figure: your yearly pay covers the weeks you work plus holiday entitlement, spread over 12 months. Some schools pay cover supervisors on the unqualified teacher range or a fixed daily rate, so check the advert.
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Advertised pay in live cover supervisor jobs
- Median advertised salary midpoint
- £28,173
- Middle 50%
- £26,432–£33,000
- Listings used
- 13 from 13 employers
- Live vacancies
- 89
Each vacancy is counted once using the midpoint of its advertised full-time salary range. We then take the median across eligible vacancies, so this describes advertised pay, not what employees currently earn. Listings whose pay text suggests pro-rata, actual or unqualified-scale pay, reversed ranges and duplicates are left out; figures far outside national pay scales are held back for review rather than counted (academies, independent schools and London weighting can legitimately differ). Part-time and term-time jobs pay a pro-rata share of FTE, so actual pay can be lower. How advertised pay works · See live cover supervisor jobs
Official support staff pay spine · 2026/27
NJC pay points 3–43
Full-time, full-year rates from 1 April 2026 (3.3% increase agreed). Show all pay points
| Pay point (SCP) | Annual salary | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | £25,614 | £13.28 |
| 4 | £26,016 | £13.48 |
| 5 | £26,427 | £13.70 |
| 6 | £26,847 | £13.92 |
| 7 | £27,274 | £14.14 |
| 8 | £27,709 | £14.36 |
| 9 | £28,153 | £14.59 |
| 10 | £28,608 | £14.83 |
| 11 | £29,071 | £15.07 |
| 12 | £29,542 | £15.31 |
| 13 | £30,023 | £15.56 |
| 14 | £30,515 | £15.82 |
| 15 | £31,015 | £16.08 |
| 16 | £31,525 | £16.34 |
| 17 | £32,046 | £16.61 |
| 18 | £32,578 | £16.89 |
| 19 | £33,119 | £17.17 |
| 20 | £33,673 | £17.45 |
| 21 | £34,237 | £17.75 |
| 22 | £34,811 | £18.04 |
| 23 | £35,570 | £18.44 |
| 24 | £36,581 | £18.96 |
| 25 | £37,563 | £19.47 |
| 26 | £38,510 | £19.96 |
| 27 | £39,481 | £20.46 |
| 28 | £40,444 | £20.96 |
| 29 | £41,177 | £21.34 |
| 30 | £42,123 | £21.83 |
| 31 | £43,149 | £22.37 |
| 32 | £44,253 | £22.94 |
| 33 | £45,529 | £23.60 |
| 34 | £46,579 | £24.14 |
| 35 | £47,665 | £24.71 |
| 36 | £48,738 | £25.26 |
| 37 | £49,817 | £25.82 |
| 38 | £50,908 | £26.39 |
| 39 | £51,928 | £26.92 |
| 40 | £53,051 | £27.50 |
| 41 | £54,143 | £28.06 |
| 42 | £55,224 | £28.62 |
| 43 | £56,293 | £29.18 |
Source: NJC for Local Government Services pay agreement 2026 (Annex 1)
Councils and most maintained schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland pay support staff on this spine; each employer decides which pay points a role sits on. Annual figures are for a full-time (37-hour), all-year post — term-time and part-time staff are paid a proportion of them. Hourly rates are for a 37-hour week. Pay point 2 was removed, so the spine now starts at point 3. Academies, independent schools and private nurseries may use their own pay.
Read the official pay agreement (Local Government Association)Advertised salary evidence
£25,170 per year – £27,319 per year
Median advertised range in England · Local-government support-staff pay structures (England and Wales)
Midpoint of advertised salary ranges: £26,244 per year
Strong evidence
Based on salary information published in live vacancy adverts on SchoolJobs.
Based on 36 live public vacancies · Last refreshed 3 Nov 2026
Statistics are derived from live public vacancies at the time of the last refresh. They are a snapshot of advertised pay, not a historical earnings series.
How we calculate salary informationSupervises classes when the teacher is absent, delivering pre-set work.
Advertised pay by unit and nation
Annual, monthly, weekly, daily and hourly adverts are measured separately, and each nation is measured on its own evidence.
| Nation | Unit | Median advertised range | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | per year | £25,170 per year – £27,319 per yearMidpoint of advertised ranges: £26,244 per year | Strong evidence36 live vacancies · 36 employers |
| Nation not identified | per year | £25,150 per year – £26,964 per yearMidpoint of advertised ranges: £26,057 per year | Limited evidence20 live vacancies · 20 employers |
Cover Supervisor job openings
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The East Manchester Academy · Manchester
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Armthorpe Academy · Doncaster
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Outwood Academy Foxhills · Scunthorpe
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Waingels · Reading
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Barnsley Academy · Barnsley
Schools hiring cover supervisors
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Where cover supervisors are being advertised
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a cover supervisor earn in England?
Across live cover supervisor vacancies advertised in England on SchoolJobs, the median advertised range is £25,170 per year – £27,319 per year. That is advertised pay, not pay received — individual salaries depend on experience, pay point, phase and contract.
Does cover supervisor pay vary by area?
It can, but we only publish area differences where we have enough evidence for that area — we never apply a regional multiplier to invent a local figure.
What pay framework applies to a cover supervisor?
Many maintained schools in England and Wales use support-staff pay structures derived from the NJC national agreement, but grades, points and term-time arrangements are set locally by the employer. Academies, independent schools and private providers may use their own scales.
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