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Pilots' Detailed Payscale- please state whether payscale is before or after tax
(pension, per diems and brief payscale are listed further down the page)
Effective from:
2025
Listed pay rates are:
(yearly, hourly etc)
 Yearly Basic pay
Currency:
 GBP
(click here to use the currency converter)
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
Addtional notes:
 Older 24 Point Payscales no longer avail included are the first 20 years of the new 34 pay point pay scales. Pay scale below now significantly out of date starting salary now closer to £79,000 plus allowances… first year FO pay after allowances now over £100k    
 
Fleet
 Short haulLong HaulShort HaulLong HaulShort Haul
Rank
 FO-34FO-34Capt-34Capt-34FPP pay
Year
  
20
110218
124474
146953
165965
19
108242
121749
144325
162336
18
106270
119028
141695
158705
17
104297
116306
139063
155072
16
102324
113584
136433
151443
15
100324
110860
133800
147813
14
98383
108137
131174
144184
13
96407
105414
128544
140551
12
94436
102693
125916
136922
11
92463
99967
123285
133291
10
90490
97247
120653
129659
9
88520
94523
118025
126029
8
86548
91800
115394
122399
7
84572
88513
112764
118770
67810+
6
82602
85884
110135
115139
64451+
5
80627
83630
107504
111505
60423+
4
78656
80908
104875
107878
52365+
3
76685
78183
102245
104248
42969+
2
74712
75460
99614
100616
36254+
1
72738
72738
96983
96983
29541+
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

last update
Capt top SH 189309 LH 223326 11/Aug/25
Capt base 99905
11/Aug/25
FO top SH 141984 LH 167493 11/Aug/25
FO base 74930 11/Aug/25
SO top

Speedbird Pilot Academy basic pay: year 5- £67,199

10/Nov/25
SO base Speedbird Pilot Academy basic pay: year 1- £36,759
10/Nov/25
FE top
FE base
Additional Duty Pay / Per Diems for British Airways Mainline Pilot Jobs
last update
Capt Time away from base (same for all ranks) to £4.86/hr Annual flight pay circa £14,161 based on average annual hours of 713 plus holiday pay. Flying pay (same for all ranks) circa £19/hr
12/Aug/25
FO
SO
FE
Pension Details for British Airways Mainline Pilot Jobs
last update
All new joiners will have access to a British Airways Pension Plan. Personal 6% Company 15% Smart pension credit 0.6% Total contributions 21.6% Pensions pay scales are slightly different to displayed following the old 24 point payscale and therefore sitting slightly higher in value.  
9/Mar/23
Conditions for British Airways Mainline Pilot Jobs
last update
Roster Seniority based bidding with junior pilots working more weekends. New roster improvements introduced in winter 2025- LH- minimum 3 days off after trips 3 days or longer. SH- 86 hours (3.5 days off) after 5 day working block meaning a pilot can’t go from ending on a late to starting on an early- unless they actively choose to do so.
6/Dec/25
Leave 6 weeks + wrap days. 12x golden days per year (taken individually or in pairs- max 3 per month) Parental leave, unpaid leave and co-parent leave offered above the 6 weeks entitlement
20/Nov/25
Staff travel Yes
9/Mar/23
Discounted holidays Yes
9/Mar/23

British Airways Mainline Pilot Jobs Situation
last update
Current Situation:  
Pilots are flying fewer hours than in previous years, with short-haul averaging approximately 710 hours per year and long-haul approximately 750 hours per year. Additional flying may be available on an overtime basis.
 		 12/Apr/26
Outlook:  
Long-haul recruitment only. The airline has communicated that short-haul recruitment requirements for 2026 have been met.  
 		 12/Apr/26
Overall Hiring Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):
Positive   12/Apr/26
British Airways Mainline Pilot Jobs Entry Requirements (including preferred pilot schools)
last update
Captain  
BA mainline upgrade time SH - 3 to 5 years but many pilots choose to wait much longer due to building seniority and creating a much better work-life balance LH - 18+ years BA Euroflyer LGW less than 2 years (Euroflyer now offering a very attractive and popular 5/4/5/3 roster pattern) 6/Dec/25
   
FO  
Pilots with A320 experience require a minimum of 500 hours to apply for SH. LH applicants require a minimum 1500 hours on a ZFTT qualifying aircraft. (Pilots without A320 experience must wait until they have 1500 hours to apply for mainline or may apply for BA Euroflyer with 100 sectors/500 hours on ZFTT qualifying aircraft. 2/Aug/24
   
SO  
Campaign for Second Officers launched 17/10/25 (newly created role- campaign closed 6 weeks early due to mass interest. Qualifications required, UK CAA CPL with type rating on A320 & base training completed. Have flown type in last 12 months & 0-500hrs on type 20/Nov/25
   
FE
   
Scholorship  
Speedbird Pilot Academy- fully funded pilot training. Applications open in Spring   22/Nov/25
Recruitment Process for British Airways Mainline Pilot Jobs
last update
Online application followed by motivational recorded video interview. In person capacity and special reasoning test, group exercise, interview and simulator assessment. Practice aptitude and psychometric tests here.  2/Aug/24
Fleet
last update
Current:  
Short Haul: Airbus: 143 Long Haul: A350: 18 B787: 42 B777: 59 A380: 12 16/Feb/26
 
Orders:  
Large order of aircraft. SH replacements with A320 Neos. 42x 787s, 24x 777-9X, 6x A350   2/Nov/25
British Airways Mainline Pilot Jobs Recruitment Contact
last update
Preferred method of application:  
All applications via specific vacancy on careers website. Can only apply for one airline in the group at a time- mainline, Euroflyer, Cityflyer 2/Nov/25
   
Name:  
Lucy Silvester- Pilot Recruitment Manager, Emma Wooledge- Pilot Recruitment Assistant Manager 22/Nov/25
 
Job Title:  
(Project Pilots: Captain Jai Dillon, SFO Guy Bowen, SFO Alex Fraser, SFO Genevieve Pearmaine) 22/Nov/25
 
Address:    
     
Tel:
Fax:
Email: (To find out whether your email application has been read use VisualCV)
     
Website:  
 
Pilot vacancies webpage:  2/Nov/25
https://careers.ba.com/pilots  
Online application form link:  
   
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Bases For British Airways Mainline Pilot Jobs (including restrictions for recent pilot school graduates)
last update
British airways - LHR (B777 LHR - LGW) Euroflyer - LGW Cityflyer - LCY
(click to look-up airport codes)		 16/Feb/26

 

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