Based upon payments to staff between January and March 2008, we present estimates of annual basic pay and total earnings for NHS staff groups (excluding GPs and high street dentists).
We've taken pay data from the 99 per cent of NHS organisations using the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) during the period.
The methodology used to produce these estimates is available above. This is the first time that estimates of earnings can be compared on an annual basis with those estimates made this time last year.