Costing

The salary calculator will not take increments into account if the increment date is the same day as the start date. If this is the case, enter the spine point one above the actual spine point to include the increment.

The salary calculator page can perform simple salary calculations which can be used as a guide to the likely salary costs of a particular post. The tool allows salary costs to be calculated for a particular grade and scale for the entered FTE and duration as well as showing the resulting breakdown by COLA (Cost of Living Allowance), basic salary, NI and superannuation.

Find out more about using the salary calculator. 

The original funder inflation information is pulled through from the funder template setup and therefore defaults into the costing. If this information is amended in the X5 Rates tab, and saved, the costing will calculate on the new rates entered.

If the files are updated using the 'apply all updated files now' button within the Rates tab, the original funder inflation rates will once again pull through from the template. To prevent this, override manually update the relevant rates within the costing or select the ‘retain current file settings’ button within the Rates tab.

If a member of staff needs to be costed within the sub division of a department, please email X5support@admin.cam.ac.uk with the staff name and sub department code so that an amendment can be made to the HR feed that X5 derives its data from.

Find out how to cost pooled labour.

For more information on spine points and staff members, contact the Human Resources Division.

Go to the X5 user guide for information about viewing funder rates.

When you set up a project and costing type, you specify the funder. In some cases you may need to change the funder.

Information on how to amend estates rates can be found here: Amending Estates rates

The salary calculator page can perform simple salary calculations which can be used as a guide to the likely salary costs of a particular post. The tool allows salary costs to be calculated for a particular grade and scale for the entered FTE and duration as well as showing the resulting breakdown by COLA (Cost of Living Allowance), basic salary, NI and superannuation.

Find out more about using the salary calculator. 

Fill in a new funder form and send it to your Research Development Team.