Ref No.: 08 25
Request Type: FOI
Date Received: 17/03/25
Date Responded: 31/03/25
Category: Salary Bands
Request
- A breakdown of the number of Water Industry Commission for Scotland employees grouped by salary bands (e.g., £50,000–£55,000, £55,001–£60,000, etc.).
- The number of Water Industry Commission for Scotland employees whose annual salary is £50,000 or higher.
- The number of Water Industry Commission for Scotland employees whose annual salary is £80,000 or higher.
- The number of Water Industry Commission for Scotland employees whose annual salary is £100,000 or higher
Response
Many thanks for your request for information dated 17 March 2025 which asked for:
- A breakdown of the number of Water Industry Commission for Scotland employees grouped by salary bands (e.g., £50,000–£55,000, £55,001–£60,000, etc.).
- The number of Water Industry Commission for Scotland employees whose annual salary is £50,000 or higher.
- The number of Water Industry Commission for Scotland employees whose annual salary is £80,000 or higher.
- The number of Water Industry Commission for Scotland employees whose annual salary is £100,000 or higher.
We have handled your request in terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA). FOISA provides for a right of access to recorded information held by Scottish public authorities.
We disclose the following information to you in response to your request:
Q1: Breakdown of employees grouped by band |
Q2: No. of employees whose annual salary is £50,000 or greater |
Q3: No. of employees whose annual salary is greater than £80,000 |
Q4: No. of employees whose annual salary is greater than £100,000 |
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Salary band |
No. of employees |
Band min |
Band max |
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| 1-3 | 4 | 23,049 | 32,959 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| 4-6 | 11 | 34,236 | 59,975 | |||
| 7-8 | 4 | 60,292 | 102,298 | |||
| 9-10 | 2 | 106,471 | 147,067 | |||
| CEO | 1 | CEO does not sit within staff banding structure and is not part of staff remit | ||||
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