Real-terms change in pay band mid-points for special advisers, 2010–25

Institute for Government analysis of Cabinet Office, Special Adviser Data Release: Numbers and Costs, 2010–25 showing how special adviser pay has declined in real terms.

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Source: Institute for Government analysis of Cabinet Office, Special adviser data releases: numbers and costs, 2010–25.Notes: PB1 is the lowest pay band; PB4 is the highest pay band. PB4 incorporates the scheme ceiling. Before 2015, the pay scale included pay band 0 (below £40,352 in current prices). For 2015–18 the lower range for PB1 was not stated and has been estimated as £40,000 in current prices.Get the dataEmbed Download image