Current Salaries

You asked

Please provide me with current salary details (pay scales by grade) for each grade employed in the department including:

• Incremental scale for each stated pay-range (if any);
• Pay-zones for each stated pay range (if any);
• Any separate pay ranges for specialist roles (if any);
• Details of progression arrangements for each stated pay range.

In addition please provide details of:

• any fixed allowances paid for specific qualifications or skills e.g. accountancy, legal etc;
• any special rates or allowances to attract and retain DDaT skills;
  
• any bonus scheme in operation;
  
• any performance pay scheme in operation
  

We said

Thank you for your request.

We have provided responses below each of your questions:

• Incremental scale for each stated pay-range (if any);

A list of our main delegated grades setting out the ranges of each grade can be found in the associated downloads. Pay grades for Senior Civil Servants are centrally set and are enclosed.

• Pay-zones for each stated pay range (if any);

Please see above

• Any separate pay ranges for specialist roles (if any);

Please see above

• Details of progression arrangements for each stated pay range;

Progression through the pay range is currently subject to collective pay bargaining with Departmental Trade Unions.

In addition please provide details of:

• any fixed allowances paid for specific qualifications or skills e.g. accountancy, legal etc;

Scarce Skills Allowances - Commercial Lower (qualification based) £1,750

Scarce Skills Allowances - Commercial Higher (qualification based) £3,000

Scare Skills Allowances – IT Discretionary Lower £1,750

Scare Skills Allowances – IT Discretionary Higher £3,000

Operational - OGD transfer arrangements? £3,315

Operational – Reprographics £1,200

Personal Allowance – Responsibility? £4,597

Personal Allowance - ADP Higher £2,994

Personal Allowance - ADP Lower £1,753

Personal Allowance – Recruitment £3,000

• any special rates or allowances to attract and retain DDaT skills;

ONS does not currently have any DDaT related allowances

• any bonus scheme in operation;

For Delegated grades (AA-Grade 6) in the Authority an in-year recognition scheme operates. Nominations are made as follows:

• peer to peer awards of £50

• Team awards of £50

• Individual awards up to £450, and

• exceptional awards up to £700.

SCS Departments are led by Central Guidance. There is a non-consolidated end-year bonus and in-year bonus available. End year bonus is restricted to the Top 25% performers. Outstanding contribution for up to 20% of SCS staff can be rewarded by an in-year bonus up to £5,000.

• any performance pay scheme in operation

SCS pay is set currently by Cabinet Office on an annual basis and in 2018 there was the flexibility to award job weight, challenge of role, and/or position in the pay range base linked to performance, if a department chooses to do so.