Senior council officer salaries

When preparing the Statement of Accounts under the Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2011 (A&A Regs) we are required to publish information for senior employees earning £50,000 or more.

The Transparency Code mandates the publication of additional information for this group of staff. This is listed below and is correct as at 1 January 2023.

Corporate Leadership Team (CLT)

Julie Fisher, Chief Executive

Responsibilities: head of paid service, principal advisor to the council, oversees the running of the council and elections returning officer.

  • Organisation position: CLT (Tier 1)
  • Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time
  • Salary band: £128,313 to £149,189 (pay grade W12)
  • Flexible benefit: £5,728
  • Vehicle allowance: £2,600
  • Returning Officer (elections) payment: £5,119
  • Annual organisation pension contribution: £25,967

Kevin Foster, Strategic Director - Corporate Resources

Responsibilities: finance, customer services, revenues and benefits, procurement, information governance, legal and democratic services, digital and IT, marketing communications, human resources and organisational development.

  • Organisation position: CLT (tier 2)
  • Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time
  • Salary band: £108,594 to £128,312 (pay grade W11)
  • Flexible benefit: £5,018
  • Vehicle allowance: £2,600
  • Annual organisation pension contribution: £0

Beverley Kuchar, Interim Strategic Director - Place

Responsibilities: property services, planning, environmental health, economic growth, green infrastructure, parking, neighbourhoods, technical services and waste.

  • Organisation position: CLT (Tier 2)
  • Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time
  • Salary band: £108,594 to £128,312 (pay grade W11)
  • Flexible benefit: £5,018
  • Vehicle allowance: £2,600
  • Annual organisation pension contribution: £16,887

Louise Strongitharm, Strategic Director - Communities

Responsibilities: housing, health and wellbeing, families and communities and community safety.

  • Organisation position: CLT (Tier 2)
  • Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time
  • Salary band: £108,594 to £128,312 (pay grade W11)
  • Flexible benefit: £5,018
  • Vehicle allowance: £2,600
  • Annual organisation pension contribution: £15,455

Directors and senior managers

Corporate Resources - led by Kevin Foster

Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer)

  • Organisation position: CLT (Tier 3)
  • Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time
  • Salary band: £90,510 to £108,593  (pay grade W10)
  • Flexible benefit: £4,347
  • Vehicle allowance: £2,600
  • Annual organisation pension contribution: £12,770

Director of Legal and Democratic Services (Monitoring Officer)

  • Organisation position: CLT (Tier 3)
  • Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time
  • Salary band: £90,510 to £108,593  (pay grade W10)
  • Flexible benefit: £4,347
  • Vehicle allowance: £2,600
  • Annual organisation pension contribution: £13,288

Head of Transformation and Digital

  • Organisation position: CLT (Tier 3)
  • Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time
  • Salary band: £76,440 to £90,509  (pay grade W9)
  • Flexible benefit: £3,731
  • Vehicle allowance: £2,600
  • Annual organisation pension contribution: £6,637

Head of Human Resources

  • Organisation position: Tier 3
  • Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time
  • Salary band: £65,624 to £76,439  (pay grade W8)
  • Flexible benefit: £3,255
  • Vehicle allowance: £2,600
  • Annual organisation pension contribution: £12,061

Place - led by Beverley Kuchar

Head of Planning

  • Organisation position: Tier 3
  • Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time
  • Salary band: £76,440 to £90,509  (pay grade W9)
  • Flexible benefit: £3,731
  • Vehicle allowance: £2,600
  • Annual organisation pension contribution: £0

Assistant Director (Property)

  • Organisation position: Tier 3
  • Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time
  • Salary band: £76,440 to £90,509  (pay grade W9)
  • Flexible benefit: £3,731
  • Vehicle allowance: £2,600
  • Annual organisation pension contribution: £12,908

Environmental Health Manager

  • Organisation position: Tier 3
  • Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time
  • Salary band: £65,624 to £76,439  (pay grade W8)
  • Flexible benefit: £3,255
  • Vehicle allowance: £2,600
  • Annual organisation pension contribution: £11,238

Business Liaison Manager

  • Organisation position: Tier 3
  • Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time
  • Salary band: £54,397 to £65,623  (pay grade W7)
  • Flexible benefit: £2,888
  • Vehicle allowance: £2,600
  • Annual organisation pension contribution: £10,531

Project Manager (Place)

  • Organisation position: Tier 3
  • Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time
  • Salary band: £54,397 to £65,623  (pay grade W7)
  • Flexible benefit: £2,888
  • Vehicle allowance: £2,600
  • Annual organisation pension contribution: £8,604

Green Infrastructure Manager

  • Organisation position: Tier 3
  • Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time
  • Salary band: £46,570 to £54,396  (pay grade W6)
  • Flexible benefit: £2,506
  • Vehicle allowance: £2,600
  • Annual organisation pension contribution: £8,770

Communities - led by Louise Strongitharm

Interim Head of Housing Services

  • Organisation position: Tier 3
  • Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time
  • Salary band: £65,624 to £76,439  (pay grade W8)
  • Flexible benefit: £3,255
  • Vehicle allowance: £2,600
  • Annual organisation pension contribution: £0

Head of Housing Assets

  • Organisation position: Tier 3
  • Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time
  • Salary band: £65,624 to £76,439  (pay grade W8)
  • Flexible benefit: £3,255
  • Vehicle allowance: £2,600
  • Annual organisation pension contribution: £0

Head of Health and Wellbeing

  • Organisation position: Tier 3
  • Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time
  • Salary band: £65,624 to £76,439  (pay grade W8)
  • Flexible benefit: £3,255
  • Vehicle allowance: £2,600
  • Annual organisation pension contribution: £11,168

Head of Family and Community Services

  • Organisation position: Tier 3
  • Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time
  • Salary band: £65,624 to £76,439  (pay grade W8)
  • Flexible benefit: £3,255
  • Vehicle allowance: £2,600
  • Annual organisation pension contribution: £10,899

Head of Leisure and Culture

  • Organisation position: Tier 3
  • Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time
  • Salary band: £65,624 to £76,439  (pay grade W8)
  • Flexible benefit: £3,255
  • Vehicle allowance: £2,600
  • Annual organisation pension contribution: £10,531

Number of employees earning over £50,000

GradeSalary band - starting pointSalary band - finishing pointNumber of employees
W12£128,313£149,1891
W11£108,594£128,3123
W10£90,510£108,5932
W9£76,440£90,5094
W8£65,624£76,43914
W7£54,397£65,62322
W6-W7£46,570£65,6231
W6£46,570£54,3965
W5-W6£39,718£54,3966