The following two tables detail the average hourly rates of pay for Departmental staff, broken down by grade. Table 1 is for permanent employees and Table 2 is for non-permanent and contract employees. The figures cover staff in the core Department, UK Border Agency, Identity and Passport Service and Criminal Records Bureau. All figures are taken from the May 2008 payroll.
The average pay figures are based on each employee's main salary payment (known as ‘national pay’). They do not include additional allowances such as London Weighting payments.
Grade description Hourly average rate (£) Passport Offr 1 UKPA Nat 6.23 SGB 2 HO National 6.29 AA HO National 6.30 AA HO Gatwick 6.52 SGB 2 HO London 6.82 SGB2 HO Gatwick 6.91 AA HO London 6.93 Assist Immigration Off HO Nat 7.02 SGB 1 HO National 7.15 AO HO National 7.21 Typist HO London 7.31 Passport Offr 2 UKPA Nat 7.35 Typist HO National 7.42 CRB3 7.46 CRB1 7.53 AO Sandridge London 7.64 AO HO Gatwick 7.78 Personal SEC HO Gatwick 7.81 Passport Offr 3 UKPA Nat 7.83 Assist Immigration Off HO Gat 7.85 SGB 1 HO London 7.87 Assist Immigration OFF HO Lon 7.87 SGB2 Sandridge London 7.89 Typist HO Gatwick 7.89 Personal Secretary HO Nat 7.95 AO HO London 7.96 SGB1 Sandridge London 8.02 Passport Offr 1 UKPA Lon 8.31 Support Manager 3 HO Nat 8.61 Personal Secretary HO Lon 8.73 Technical Grade 2 HO Nat 8.77 Typing Manager HO Lon 8.77 Support Manager 3 HO Lon 8.88 Senior Personal Sec HO Nat 9.32 EO HO National 9.49 EOCRB 9.50 EO UKPA National 9.65 EO Sandridge London 9.75 Support Manager 2 HO National 9.77 Asst Scientific Off Sandridge 9.91 Passport Offr 3 UKPA Lon 10.05 SPS Nat CRB 10.10 EO HO London 10.11 Technical Grade 1 Sandridge 10.11 Non Exec. Dir. 10.19 Support Manager 2 HO Lon 10.22 Immigration Off HO Nat 10.46 EO HO Gatwick 10.52 Assist Scientific Off HO Lon 10.55 Senior Personal Sec HO Lon 10.69 Immigration Off HO Lon 10.73 Senior Personal Sec Sandridge 10.75 Asst Information Off HO Nat 10.86 Scientific Officer HO Nat 10.92 Immigration Off HO Gat 10.94 EO Accountant HO National 11.42 Psychologist HO Lon 11.47 Research Offr London 11.59 HEO Sandridge 11.66 EO UKPA London 11.70 HEO HO National 11.80 Assist Statistician HO 12.00 SO Scientific Officer Sandridge 12.08 Research Offr National 12.09 Assist Librarian HO Lon 12.24 HEO-CRB 12.26 PTO HO National 12.35 HEO UKPA National 12.41 Assist Information Off HO Lon 12.42 Economic Assistant HO 12.43 PTO Sandridge London 12.44 Scientific Officer HO Lon 12.56 HEO HO London 12.65 PTO HO London 12.85 Chief Immigration Off HO Nat 13.08 HEO D HO 13.09 EO Accountant HO London 13.11 Scientific Officer S/D HO Nat 13.17 HEO PIIA HO Nat 13.22 Legal Officer L/S 13.49 Chief Immigration Off HO Lon 13.57 Higher Scientific Off Sandridge 13.75 Preserved HEO G OTS (N) 13.85 Info Officer HO Nat 13.87 Infor Officer HO Lon 13.87 Shadow HO HEO Lon 13.92 Librarian HO London 13.94 Higher Scientific Officer L/S 13.94 HEO HO Gatwick 13.94 HGR Scientific Off HO Nat 13.95 Chief Immigration Off HO Gat 14.02 HEO UKPA London 14.09 Chief Typing Mgr HO Lon 14.48 HGR Scient Off S/D RRA HO Lon 14.48 PTO Elec/Tcom/Cons HO Lon 14.63 HPTO HO National 14.72 HSO PSDB National 14.78 SEO UKPA National 14.78 HPTO PSDB National 15.08 HEO MIIA/CCAB HO Nat 15.20 SEO HO National 15.22 HEO Accountant HO Lon 15.27 SEO CRB 15.31 HEO MIA/CCAB IT HO Nat 15.33 HPTO Sandridge London 15.33 Shadow HO SEO Nat 15.44 HPTO HO London 15.71 HEO M11A/CCAB IT HO Lon 15.71 SEO Sandridge 15.81 HGR Scientific Off S/D HO Nat 15.97 Immigration Inspec HO Nat 16.13 SEO HO London 16.20 Shadow HO SFCU Lon 16.30 Senior Psychologist HO Lon 16.64 Immigration Inspec HO Lon 16.85 Senior Res Off HO Lon 16.89 Hgr Scientific Off S/D Sandridge 16.97 HPTO Elec/Tele/Const HO Lon 17.04 Senior Scient Off Sandridge 17.07 Senior Res Off HO Nat 17.10 Senior Scientif Off HO Lon 17.18 HEO M11 A/CCAB HO Lon 17.27 SEO UKPA London 17.32 Immigration Inspec HO Gat 17.42 HEO (ACC) (NAT) UKPS 17.46 SEO Accountant HO Nat 17.56 Senior Information Off HO Lon 17.56 Hgr Scientific Off S/D HO Lon 17.74 Shadow HO SEO Nat 17.89 Snr Prof and Tech Off Sandridge 17.96 Senior Scientif Off HO Nat 18.00 Senior Librarian HO Lon 18.11 Shadow HO SEO Lon 18.16 SPTO HO National 18.22 SEO (ACC) (NAT) UKPS 18.30 SEO-PD 18.32 SEOMIIA/CCAB HO Nat 18.38 Preserved SEO—E RHA 18.41 SPTO HO London 18.47 SEO PIIA HO Lon 18.48 Senior Scientif Off S/D HO Lon 18.66 SEO Accountant HO Lon 18.67 HTTO Sandridge 18.78 Senior Inf Officer Sandridge 18.78 Senior Scientif Off S/D HO Nat 18.88 SEO MIIA/CCAB HO Lon 19.34 SEO MIIA/CCAB IT HO Lon 19.55 SEO ACC CRB 19.73 SPTO Elec/Tcom/Const HO Lon 19.96 Grade 7 HO Gatwick 19.96 Senior Scientific Off Sandridge 20.17 Grade 7 UKPA National 20.48 Grade 7 HO National 20.72 Grade 7 CRB 20.87 SPTO PSDB National 20.89 GRADE 7 Sandridge London 21.64 SEO Accountant UKPA London 21.66 Grade 7 HO London 22.09 Grade 7 Economist Lon HO 23.29 G7 Economic Advisor Lon HO 23.49 Grade 7 UKPA London 24.15 Shadow HO Grade 7 Lon 25.09 Shadow HO Grade 6 Lon 25.83 Grade 6 CRB 26.47 Grade 6 National 26.70 Grade 6 UKPA National 27.02 Grade 6 London 27.38 Grades UKPA London 28.82 Grade 6 Sandridge London 29.25 Grade 6—PD 29.78 Shadow HO Grade 6 Lon 32.28 Senior CS (OS) Pay Band 32.58 Senior CS Pay Band 1 33.66 Supt Inspector (ASP) 35.13 Senior CS Pay Band 1 37.97 Senior CS Pay Band 1 39.45 Senior CS Pay Band 2 47.52 Senior CS Pay Band 3 53.25 Chief Inspector PS 55.42 Senior CS Pay Band 2 57.01 H.M Insp Constab 70.91 Senior CS Pay Band 3 71.33 Permanent Secretary 82.46 Senior CS Pay Band 3 83.61 H.M Chief Insp Constab 98.91
Grade description Hourly average rate (£) AA HO National 6.05 Non Exec. DIR. 6.31 Sandwich Course Student Lon 6.37 AA HO London 6.43 Sandwich Course Student Nat 6.49 AO HO National 6.88 CRB3 6.91 Passport Offr 3 UKPA Nat 6.94 Sandwich Course Student Sandri 6.95 AO HO London 7.52 SGB 1 HO National 7.69 Passport Offr 1 UKPA Lon 7.99 Personal Secretary HO Lon 8.42 EO HO National 8.81 Personal Secretary HO Nat 9.09 EO HO London 9.59 Asst Scientific Off Sandridge 10.11 Research Offr National 10.64 Assist Information Off HO Lon 11.35 Research Offr London 11.64 Economic Assistant HO 11.70 HEO HO London 11.82 Higher Scientific Officer L/S 13.49 Senior Res Off HO Lon 15.08 SEO HO National 15.18 SEO HO London 16.66 SEO Sandridge 17.50 Senior CS (OS) Pay Band 18.73 Grade 7 HO National 21.58 Grade 7 HO London 23.27 Grade 6 National 25.21 Grade 6 London 29.66 Senior CS Pay Band 1 41.36 Senior CS Pay Band 2 43.42 Senior CS Pay Band 1 46.72 H.M Insp Constab 80.46
The Government's pay policy is guided by the following principles.
Public sector pay settlements should be consistent with maintaining the necessary levels of recruitment, retention and staff engagement needed to support service delivery; ensuring that total pay bills represent value for money and are affordable within Departments' overall expenditure plans; and consistent with the achievement of the inflation target. Timing of pay decisions for a particular work force depends on pay-setting arrangements for that work force.