Proportion of special advisers at each pay band, 2010–25

Institute for Government analysis of Cabinet Office, Special Adviser Data Release: Numbers and Costs, 2010–24 showing how an increasing number of special advisers have been employed at higher pay bands over time.
Source: Institute for Government analysis of Cabinet Office, Special adviser data releases: numbers and costs, 2010–24.Notes: PB1 is the lowest pay band; PB4 is the highest pay band. For 2010–12 the number of special advisers and their pay band is based on the latest release from that year. Before 2015, the pay scale included pay band 0 (below £40,352) and a scheme ceiling. These have been incorporated into PB1 and PB4 respectively.Get the dataEmbed Download image
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