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Senior Civil Service pay: March 2026

Published: 1 July 2026
Topic: Public sector

Names and salary details of members of the Senior Civil Service within the Scottish Government.

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Senior Civil Service pay: salary data

This data shows the names, job titles, and salaries of senior staff at Director level (SCS2) and above, as of 31 March 2026. It also includes some Deputy Directors (SCS1) whose salaries are similar to those at SCS2 level.

Pay for the SCS is reserved to the UK Government. Details of the SCS pay framework for 2025 to 2026 are available.

First name	Surname	Grade	Director-General	FTE	Job title	Salary range (£ )
Joe	Griffin	Permanent Secretary	Permanent Secretary	1	Permanent Secretary	£175,000-£179,999
Miriam	Craven	Director General	DG Corporate	1	Director General, Corporate	£140,000-£144,999
Lesley	Fraser	Director General	DG Corporate	1	Director General, Corporate	£150,000-£154,999
Gregor	Irwin	Director General	DG Economy	1	Director General, Economy	£155,000-£159,999
Neil	Rennick	Director General	DG Education and Justice	1	Director General, Education and Justice	£145,000-£149,999
Shona	Riach	Director General	DG Exchequer, Strategy and Performance	1	Interim Director General, Strategy and External Affairs	£145,000-£149,999
Caroline	Lamb	Director General	DG Health and Social Care	1	Director General, Health & Social Care	£205,000-£209,999
Andy	Kerr	Director General	DG Net Zero	1	Director General, Net Zero	£140,000-£144,999
Kenneth	Hogg	Director General	DG Communities	1	Director General, Communities	£140,000-£144,999
Julie	Humphreys	Director	DG Communities	1	Interim Director, Tackling Child Poverty & Social Justice	£110,000-£114,999
Stephen	Lea-Ross	Director	DG Communities	1	Interim Director, Cladding Remediation	£110,000-£114,999
Ellen	Leaver	Director	DG Communities	1	Interim Director, Local Government and Analytical Services	£110,000-£114,999
John	Somers	Director	DG Communities	1	Director, Equality, Inclusion & Human Rights	£110,000-£114,999
Stephen	Kerr	Director	DG Communities	1	Director, Social Security	£120,000-£124,999
Sean	Neill	Director	DG Communities	1	Director, Housing	£120,000-£124,999
Claire	Tynte- Irvine	Director	DG Corporate	0.7	Director, Covid Inquiries (job share)	£110,000-£114,999
Andrew	Bruce	Director	DG Corporate	1	Director, Communications & Ministerial Support	£115,000-£119,999
Katherine	Peskett	Director	DG Corporate	0.5	Director, Covid Inquiries (job share)	£115,000-£119,999
Michael	Chalmers	Director	DG Corporate	1	Director, Propriety and Ethics	£120,000-£124,999
Nick	Ford	Director	DG Corporate	1	Director, Procurement and Property	£120,000-£124,999
Geoff	Huggins	Director	DG Corporate	1	Director, Digital	£120,000-£124,999
Ruaraidh	Macniven	Director	DG Corporate	1	Solicitor to the Scottish Government and Director of SGLD	£120,000-£124,999
Jacqueline	McAllister	Director	DG Corporate	1	Chief Financial Officer	£120,000-£124,999
Brian	Reid	Director	DG Corporate	1	Director, Corporate Operations	£120,000-£124,999
Nicola	Richards	Director	DG Corporate	1	Director, People Directorate	£120,000-£124,999
Frances	Pacitti	Director	DG Economy	1	Director, Business and Better Regulation	£110,000-£114,999
Aidan	Grisewood	Director	DG Economy	1	Director, Jobs and Wellbeing Economy	£115,000-£119,999
Richard	Rollison	Director	DG Economy	1	Director, International Trade and Investment	£115,000-£119,999
Fiona	Simpson	Director	DG Economy	1	Chief Planner	£115,000-£119,999
Colin	Cook	Director	DG Economy	1	Director, Economic Development	£120,000-£124,999
Gary	Gillespie	Director	DG Economy	1	Chief Economist	£120,000-£124,999
Joanna Catherine Mary	Macdonald	Director	DG Education and Justice	1	Chief Executive, National Social Work Agency	£110,000-£114,999
Alison	Taylor	Director	DG Education and Justice	1	Interim Director, Learning	£110,000-£114,999
Cat	Dalrymple	Director	DG Education and Justice	1	Director, Justice	£110,000-£114,999
Clare	Hicks	Director	DG Education and Justice	1	Director, Educational Reform	£115,000-£119,999
Donald	McGillivray	Director	DG Education and Justice	1	Director, Safer Communities (SCS 2)	£115,000-£119,999
Graeme	Logan	Director	DG Education and Justice	1	Director, Education	£120,000-£124,999
Shirley	Laing	Director	DG Education and Justice	1	Director, Lifelong Learning and Skills	£120,000-£124,999
Andrew	Watson	Director	DG Education and Justice	1	Director, Children & Families	£120,000-£124,999
Jennifer	Inglis-Jones	Director	DG Exchequer, Strategy and Performance	1	Director, Internal Audit & Assurance	£110,000-£114,999
Lisa	McGuinness	Director	DG Exchequer, Strategy and Performance	1	Director, Strategy and Delivery Directorate	£110,000-£114,999
Martin	Johnson	Director	DG Exchequer, Strategy and Performance	1	Director, EU Directorate	£115,000-£119,999
Jennie	Barugh	Director	DG Exchequer, Strategy and Performance	1	Director, Exchequer Strategy	£120,000-£124,999
Mary	McAllan	Director	DG Exchequer, Strategy and Performance	1	Director, Public Service Reform	£120,000-£124,999
Richard	McCallum	Director	DG Exchequer, Strategy and Performance	1	Director, Public Spending	£120,000-£124,999
Dominic	Munro	Director	DG Exchequer, Strategy and Performance	1	Director, Constitution	£120,000-£124,999
Lucy	O'Carroll	Director	DG Exchequer, Strategy and Performance	1	Director, Tax	£120,000-£124,999
Andy	Beattie	Director	DG Exchequer, Strategy and Performance	1	Chief Parliamentary Counsel	£140,000-£144,999
Fiona	Bennett	Director	DG Health and Social Care	1	Interim Chief Finance Officer	£110,000-£114,999
Derek	Grieve	Director	DG Health and Social Care	1	Interim Director, HSC Performance and Delivery	£110,000-£114,999
Tim	McDonnell	Director	DG Health and Social Care	1	Director, Primary Care	£115,000-£119,999
Donna	Bell	Director	DG Health and Social Care	1	Director, Social Care & NCS Development	£120,000-£124,999
Richard	Foggo	Director	DG Health and Social Care	1	Director, Population Health	£120,000-£124,999
Stephen	Gallagher	Director	DG Health and Social Care	1	Director, Mental Health	£120,000-£124,999
Gillian	Russell	Director	DG Health and Social Care	1	Director, Health Workforce	£120,000-£124,999
Christine	McLaughlin	Director	DG Health and Social Care	1	Chief Operating Officer & Deputy Chief Executive, NHS Scotland	£145,000-£149,999
Diarmuid	O Neill	Director	DG Net Zero	1	Interim Director, Environment and Forestry	£110,000-£114,999
Iain	Wallace	Director	DG Net Zero	1	Interim Director, Marine	£110,000-£114,999
George	Burgess	Director	DG Net Zero	1	Director, Agriculture and the Rural Economy	£115,000-£119,999
Michelle	Quinn	Director	DG Net Zero	1	Director, Offshore Wind	£115,000-£119,999
Annabel	Turpie	Director	DG Net Zero	1	Director, Marine	£120,000-£124,999
Kersti	Berge	Director	DG Net Zero	1	Director, Energy and Climate Change	£125,000-£129,999
n/a		Deputy Director	DG Corporate	0.8	Chief Technology Officer	£120,000-£124,999
n/a		Deputy Director	DG Education and Justice	1	Deputy Director, Police Division	£100,000-£104,999
n/a		Deputy Director	DG Exchequer, Strategy and Performance	1	Parliamentary Counsel	£115,000-£119,999
n/a		Deputy Director	DG Exchequer, Strategy and Performance	1	Parliamentary Counsel	£115,000-£119,999
n/a		Deputy Director	DG Exchequer, Strategy and Performance	1	Parliamentary Counsel	£115,000-£119,999
n/a		Deputy Director	DG Exchequer, Strategy and Performance	0.95	Parliamentary Counsel	£115,000-£119,999
n/a		Deputy Director	DG Exchequer, Strategy and Performance	1	Parliamentary Counsel	£115,000-£119,999
n/a		Deputy Director	DG Exchequer, Strategy and Performance	1	Parliamentary Counsel	£115,000-£119,999
n/a		Deputy Director	DG Exchequer, Strategy and Performance	1	Parliamentary Counsel	£115,000-£119,999
n/a		Deputy Director	DG Net Zero	0.91	Deputy Director, Heat in Buildings Delivery	£105,000-£109,999

In line with Cabinet Office guidance, as set out in the Government Financial Reporting Manual, we apply the normal convention for reporting the personal salary information of officials by providing the information in £5k salary bands.

In line with Cabinet Office guidance, names of staff below SCS2 are not published.

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