FOI Request - Senior Executive Pay and Staffing

Request 101003832720

I am requesting information regarding senior executive pay and staffing at your council.

Please provide the following details in electronic format where possible, for the 2024/25 financial year unless otherwise specified:

1.  What are the total annual salaries, including bonuses and any additional allowances, for each of the council’s senior executives (e.g., Chief Executive, Directors, and Heads of Service) for the 2024/25 financial year?

2.  How many council employees, including senior executives, earn an annual salary exceeding £100,000, (including pensions contributions, bonuses, expenses, and benefits)?

3.  What is the ratio of the highest-paid executive’s total remuneration to the median salary of all council employees for the 2024/25 financial year?

4.  How many council employees earn an annual salary exceeding £77,000 in the 2024/25 financial year?

5.  What was the total staff headcount (full-time & part-time equivalent) for the council in the 2014/15 financial year, and what is the total staff headcount for the 2024/25 financial year?

Response 01-09-2025

1. Chief Executive x 1 - £134,746
Deput Chief Executive x 2 - £113,648
Head of Service x 7 - £94,989

2. 4

3. 4.54

4. 38

5.   2024-2025: 5342

2014-2015: Not held. Unfortunately, we cannot go that far back on using our current reporting and therefore given you the nearest I can which was 31.03.2017. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

2016-2017: 5221