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FOI2025/00665: Base Salary and Allowance Data by Pay Grade

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Case reference FOI2025/00665

Received 22 July 2025

Published 28 October 2025

Request

Request Received: 22 July 2025

1. Base Salary Data Please provide the number of UKRI employees earning above the minimum base salary for their respective pay grades as of 31 March 2025. I would like this data broken down by:

  • Each pay band within the main UKRI pay scale

  • The S2 and S1 senior pay bands

  • Equivalent bands on the Innovate UK pay scale

  • Equivalent bands on the MRC (Medical Research Council) pay scale

For each pay band or grade, please indicate:

  • The total number of employees in the band

  • The number of employees in the band earning above the minimum base salary (excluding any bonuses, location weighting, market supplements, or other allowances)

2. Allowances Separately, please provide the number of employees across UKRI (and its constituent councils and bodies) who currently receive any form of additional pay in the form of:

  • Allowances (e.g., London weighting, on-call, shift, or other recurring or non-recurring allowances)

  • Market supplements

  • Bonuses or performance-related payments (including non-consolidated payments that are paid as part of the pay award process)

If possible, please break this down by type of allowance and by organisation (e.g., Research Councils, Innovate UK, etc.).

Response

Response Sent: 16 September 2025

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