Fast stream pay, 2022–26

A bar chart from the Institute for Government showing fast stream pay, 2022-26, where fast streamer pay for year 1 (HEO) and year 4 (SEO) alike has been increasing every year but continued to lag behind the median SEO/HEO pay across the whole civil service.

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Source: Institute for Government analysis of Cabinet Office, 'Civil Service Statistics', 2022–25; Civil Service World, Cabinet Office tables 6.75% pay offer for fast streamers, 2023; and Civil Service World, Fast streamers accept 2025–26 pay award, 2025.Notes: Figures for the whole civil service refer to median pay. Figures for fast stream pay do not include the London living allowance.Get the dataEmbed Download image