Scottish Government wage structure for specific job title: FOI release

Information requested

1. As of the end of each financial year from 2018-19 to 2023-24, the median, mean, standard deviation, 25th percentile, 75th percentile, and 90th percentile wages of Scottish Government employees whose job title field contains “Head of”.

2. As of the end of each financial year from 2018-19 to 2023-24, the median, mean, standard deviation, 25th percentile, 75th percentile, and 90th percentile cost of employment (wages, pension costs/contributions, NI contributions) of Scottish Government employees whose job title field contains “Head of”.

Response

Question 1

	Mean	Median	Standard Deviation	p25	p75	p90
Mar-19	£60,273	£60,379	£9,606	£53,965	£69,690	£71,381
Mar-20	£62,339	£64,354	£10,554	£59,229	£71,781	£72,702
Mar-21	£63,920	£64,057	£10,795	£56,122	£73,935	£74,884
Mar-22	£65,459	£65,275	£10,624	£62,167	£75,341	£76,307
Mar-23	£68,560	£70,923	£11,046	£65,276	£79,109	£79,360
Mar-24	£73,606	£74,824	£11,395	£69,846	£83,460	£83,725

Question 2

	Mean	Median	Standard Deviation	p25	p75	p90
Mar-19	£78,012	£79,717	£18,550	£67,405	£93,705	£99,883
Mar-20	£84,180	£86,819	£20,017	£71,964	£100,690	£106,349
Mar-21	£88,784	£89,845	£22,589	£78,018	£103,667	£113,624
Mar-22	£89,528	£91,910	£21,175	£79,514	£105,800	£110,863
Mar-23	£94,876	£97,422	£20,053	£82,670	£112,160	£115,247
Mar-24	£101,254	£104,189	£19,967	£90,462	£118,582	£121,045

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