Membership Rates

Membership rates (monthly) 1 September 2025 – 31 August 2026 (previous year in brackets). Note that having kept the local subscription unchanged last year, it has increased slightly for most members this year. However, the total subscription has reduced for members earning between £22K and £30Kpa and for members earning less than £22K has increased by a maximum of 6 pence per month.

Employment income band	National*	Local	Total
Sub level F0: £60,000 and above	£31.54 (£30.48)	£6.73	£38.27 (£36.86)
Sub level F1: £40,000 – £59,999	£27.10 (£26.32)	£5.22	£32.32 (£31.29)
Sub level F2: £30,000 – £39,999	£23.05 (£22.60)	£3.72	£26.77 (£26.16)
Sub level F3: £22,000 – £29,999	£16.88 (£17.50)	£1.92	£18.80 (£19.35)
Sub level F4: £15,000 – £21,999	£10.48 (£10.48)	£1.27	£11.77 (£11.71)
Sub level F5: £5,000 – £14,999	£4.54 (£4.54)	£0.64	£5.18 (£5.16)
Sub level F6: below £5,000	£1.00 (£1.00)	nil	£1.00 (£1.00)
Retired members	£3.17 (£3.08)	nil	£3.17 (£3.08)
Attached paying members	£3.17 (£3.08)	nil	£3.17 (£3.08)

Further details about UCU subscriptions can be found here.

Members who become unemployed are entitled to free membership for 12 months.

Registered PhD students who are also engaged in paid teaching or similar work are entitled to our Free Membership Offer.

Registered PhD students who are NOT employed are eligible to become Postgraduate Researcher Members. PGR members can participate fully in branch affairs (i.e. stand for office and vote in elections and branch meetings). They pay subs at the lowest rate for Full members (currently £1 pm). Please complete the form here if you wish to transfer to PGR Membership.

*Note: UCU operates a political fund which expressly does not contribute to any political party, but is used for campaigning and lobbying to promote the interests of UCU members. The contribution level is one percent of the national subscription rate. Members may opt in or out of the fund. The national membership rates above include the political fund.