Spending and transparency

Senior officer pay

The Council publishes the salaries of its senior officers in accordance with the Local Government Transparency Code 2015. Officers whose full-time equivalent salary is £150,000 or more are shown at their actual salary. Other senior officers are shown in £5,000 bands.

Senior officer salaries, 2026/27
Post Directorate Salary (full-time equivalent)
Chief Executive (Interim) Corporate Leadership Team Engaged via agency at a day rate. Day rate withheld as disclosure would identify an individual.
Director of Inclusion, Belonging and Organisational Culture Corporate Resources £164,999
Director of Adult Social Care Adult Social Care £145,000 to £149,999
Director of Children's Services Children's Services £140,000 to £144,999
Director of Place and Growth Place and Growth £135,000 to £139,999
Chief Finance Officer (Section 151 Officer) Corporate Resources £130,000 to £134,999
Monitoring Officer (Director of Legal and Democratic Services) Legal and Democratic Services £125,000 to £129,999
Assistant Director, Highways and Transport Place and Growth £95,000 to £99,999
Assistant Director, Housing and Communities Housing and Council Tax £90,000 to £94,999
Head of Digital Transformation Corporate Resources £85,000 to £89,999
Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development Corporate Resources £80,000 to £84,999
Head of Cyber Security Corporate Resources £43,000

Figures are full-time equivalent basic salary and exclude employer pension contributions. Where a post is vacant or held on an interim basis, this is noted against the entry.