Salary guide
Safeguarding Officer salary
What safeguarding officers are advertised at on live vacancies we hold — we name the nation whenever we publish a figure.
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)Typical advertised pay
£26,016 per year – £26,847 per year
Median advertised range for School Administrator roles in England
Based on School Administrator adverts
We don't yet have enough Safeguarding Officer adverts with pay to publish a figure of their own, so this shows the closest main role. Based on 28 live public vacancies. Support-staff pay is set locally, so individual adverts vary.
See the School Administrator salary guideSafeguarding Officer job openings
Deputy Safeguarding Officer
Sewell Park Academy · Norwich
Senior Safeguarding Manager
New City College · London
Safeguarding Support Manager (Non-Teaching)
South Craven School · Keighley
Lead Safeguarding Officer
Manchester Enterprise Academy · Wythenshawe
Pastoral & Safeguarding Support Officer
The Eresby School, Spilsby · Spilsby
Safeguarding Officer
Brymore Academy · Bridgwater
Schools hiring safeguarding officers
Ranked by live vacancy volume. We do not publish employer-level pay figures.
Where safeguarding officers are being advertised
Areas with the most live safeguarding officer vacancies.
Similar roles to Safeguarding Officer
Assistant SENCO
Teacher pay framework, often with a responsibility allowance (England)
See assistant senco salary guide
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
See deputy designated safeguarding lead salary guide
Deputy Head Pastoral
Leadership pay framework (England)
See deputy head pastoral salary guide
Deputy SENCO
Teacher pay framework, often with a responsibility allowance (England)
See deputy senco salary guide
Designated Safeguarding Lead
See designated safeguarding lead salary guide
Director of Inclusion
See director of inclusion salary guide
Career advice for safeguarding officer roles
Frequently asked questions
How much does a safeguarding officer earn?
We do not yet hold enough verified salary evidence to publish a safeguarding officer figure. Rather than estimate, we show live vacancies so you can see what employers are actually advertising.
Does safeguarding officer 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 safeguarding officer?
There is no single pay framework that generally applies to this role: pay depends on the employer, the contract and the nation. Use the advertised salary evidence on this page and check the individual advert.
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