FOI/202600525633 · FOI · unclear
Scottish Government employees with equality, diversity and inclusion in their job title: FOI release
Information requested
How many staff within the government work in roles with equality, diversity and inclusion in their job title, and how much is their average salary? How much money is spent on these roles?
Response
Please find information on the number of staff within the Scottish Government core, their average salary, and the total staff expenditure.
For the purposes of this request, "total staff expenditure" has been interpreted as the total staff costs incurred during the 2025–26 financial year, including salary costs, pension contributions, National Insurance contributions, and overtime payments.
Job titles are defined by a combination of profession, job family and job function. Staff with any mention of ‘diversity’ (excluding ‘biodiversity’), ‘equality’/‘equalities’ (excluding ‘inequality’) or ‘inclusion’ in any one of these three have been counted in this response.
Financial Year Mean salary Mean salary Staff Costs Full Time Staff Part Time Staff 2025-2026 £58017.446 £1026407.74 6 4
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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Correspondence Unit Email: contactus@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrew's House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG
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