Senior Civil Service pay: September 2017

Names and salary details of members of the Senior Civil Service within the Scottish Government.


The Scottish Government data sheet in respect of its senior staff, showing names, job title and salary for members of the Senior Civil Service (SCS) at Director level and above. The data shown is at 30 September 2017.

Pay for the SCS is reserved to the UK Government.

Grade Director-General FTE Job Title Actual Pay Floor Actual Pay Ceiling
Leslie Evans SCS - Permanent Secretary PERMANENT SECRETARY 1.0 PERMANENT SECRETARY £165,000 £169,999
Sarah Davidson SCS - Director General DIRECTOR-GENERAL ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS 1.0 DIRECTOR-GENERAL ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS £115,000 £119,999
Liz Ditchburn SCS - Director General DIRECTOR-GENERAL ECONOMY 1.0 DIRECTOR-GENERAL ECONOMY £115,000 £119,999
Paul Gray SCS - Director General DIRECTOR-GENERAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 1.0 DIRECTOR-GENERAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE £145,000 £149,999
Alyson Stafford SCS - Director General DIRECTOR-GENERAL SCOTTISH EXCHEQUER 1.0 DIRECTOR-GENERAL SCOTTISH EXCHEQUER £135,000 £139,999
Ken Thomson SCS - Director General DIRECTOR-GENERAL CONSTITUTION AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 1.0 DIRECTOR-GENERAL CONSTITUTION AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS £115,000 £119,999
Paul Johnston SCS - Director General DIRECTOR-GENERAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITIES AND JUSTICE 1.0 DIRECTOR-GENERAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITIES AND JUSTICE £115,000 £119,999
Barbara Allison SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS 1.0 DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, MINISTERIAL SUPPORT & FACILITIES £95,000 £99,999
Andy Beattie SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL CONSTITUTION AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 1.0 FIRST SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL £100,000 £104,999
Graham Black SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL ECONOMY 1.0 DIRECTOR MARINE SCOTLAND £100,000 £104,999
Roy Brannen SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL ECONOMY 1.0 CHIEF EXECUTIVE TRANSPORT SCOTLAND £90,000 £94,999
Catherine Calderwood SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 1.0 CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER N/A N/A
Bridget Campbell SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL ECONOMY 1.0 DIRECTOR FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTRY £95,000 £99,999
Michael Chalmers SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITIES AND JUSTICE 1.0 DIRECTOR FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES £95,000 £99,999
Colin Cook SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS 1.0 DIRECTOR FOR DIGITAL £90,000 £94,999
Eleanor Emberson SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL SCOTTISH EXCHEQUER 1.0 DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL STRATEGY £95,000 £99,999
Sharon Fairweather SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL SCOTTISH EXCHEQUER 0.8 DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL AUDIT £70,000 £74,999
Willie Ferrie SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL CONSTITUTION AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 1.0 SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL £95,000 £99,999
Lesley Fraser SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITIES AND JUSTICE 1.0 DIRECTOR FOR HOUSING & SOCIAL JUSTICE £95,000 £99,999
Gary Gillespie SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL ECONOMY 1.0 CHIEF ECONOMIST £95,000 £99,999
Kenneth Hogg SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITIES AND JUSTICE 1.0 DIRECTOR FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITIES £95,000 £99,999
Geoff Huggins SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 1.0 DIRECTOR FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INTEGRATION £90,000 £94,999
Stephen Kerr SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS 1.0 SOCIAL SECURITY DIRECTOR £90,000 £94,999
Colin McConnell SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITIES AND JUSTICE 1.0 CHIEF EXECUTIVE SCOTTISH PRISON SERVICE £110,000 £114,999
Mary McAllan SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL ECONOMY 1.0 DIRECTOR FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT £95,000 £99,999
Aileen McKechnie SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITIES AND JUSTICE 1.0 DIRECTOR FOR ADVANCED LEARNING AND SCIENCE £95,000 £99,999
Ainslie McLaughlin SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS 1.0 DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT AND COMMERCIAL £90,000 £94,999
Olivia McLeod SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITIES AND JUSTICE 0.7 PROJECT WORK £65,000 £69,999
Eric McQueen SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITIES AND JUSTICE 1.0 CHIEF EXECUTIVE SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE £95,000 £99,999
Fiona McQueen SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 1.0 CHIEF NURSING OFFICER N/A N/A
Elinor Mitchell SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL ECONOMY 1.0 DIRECTOR FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL ECONOMY £90,000 £94,999
Dominic Munro SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL ECONOMY 1.0 DIRECTOR FOR FAIR WORK, EMPLOYABILITY AND SKILLS £90,000 £94,999
Michael Neilson SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL CONSTITUTION AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 1.0 DIRECTOR BRUSSELS £110,000 £114,999
Geoff Ogle SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 1.0 CHIEF EXECUTIVE FOOD STANDARDS SCOTLAND £105,000 £109,999
Jonathan Pryce SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL ECONOMY 1.0 DIRECTOR FOR CULTURE, TOURISM AND MAJOR EVENTS £95,000 £99,999
Neil Rennick SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITIES AND JUSTICE 1.0 DIRECTOR FOR JUSTICE £90,000 £94,999
Nicola Richards SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS 1.0 DIRECTOR FOR PEOPLE £90,000 £94,999
Fiona Robertson SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITIES AND JUSTICE 1.0 DIRECTOR FOR LEARNING £95,000 £99,999
David Rogers SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL CONSTITUTION AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 1.0 DIRECTOR FOR STRATEGY AND CONSTITUTION £95,000 £99,999
Sheila Rowan SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITIES AND JUSTICE 0.6 CHIEF SCIENTIFIC ADVISER FOR SCOTLAND N/A N/A
Gillian Russell SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITIES AND JUSTICE 1.0 DIRECTOR FOR SAFER COMMUNITIES £90,000 £94,999
Andrew Scott SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 1.0 DIRECTOR FOR POPULATION HEALTH IMPROVEMENT £95,000 £99,999
Murray Sinclair SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL CONSTITUTION AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 1.0 DIRECTOR FOR LEGAL SERVICES (SOLICITOR TO THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT) £95,000 £99,999
Chris Stark SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL ECONOMY 1.0 DIRECTOR FOR ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE £90,000 £94,999
Carol Tannahill SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITIES AND JUSTICE 0.5 CHIEF SOCIAL POLICY ADVISOR N/A N/A
Gordon Wales SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS 1.0 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER £105,000 £109,999
Karen Watt SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL CONSTITUTION AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 1.0 DIRECTOR FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS £95,000 £99,999
N/A N/A SCS - Director DIRECTOR-GENERAL CONSTITUTION AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 1.0 SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL £95,000 £99,999

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