FOI/202400443944 · FOI · unclear
Breakdown of Scottish Government spend on Lawyers and Business Analyst roles: FOI release
Information requested
By financial year, from 2015 to present:
1. (Question 1) Total expense by the Scottish Government on employing Lawyers. Please list exact job titles you include. Please break this down by: a. Wage bill b. Employer taxes c. Pension contributions d. Severance/voluntary redundancy payments e. Perks f. Other (if applicable. Please break this down further by any significant sub-categories if these are stored).
2. (Question 2) Total expense by the Scottish Government on employing Business Analysts. Please break this down by the same categories as specified in (1).
3. (Question 3) Average wage of Scottish Government-employed Lawyers, both actual and full time equivalent.
4. (Question 4) Average wage of Scottish Government-employed Business Analysts, both actual and full time equivalent.
Response
In relation to all questions, Scottish Government only holds information on job titles from the 2017-2018 Financial Year onwards. This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested.
Information relates to Scottish Government Core Directorates only.
Question 1
The following job titles have been interpreted as falling under the scope of 'lawyer':
Lawyer - Job titles senior principal legal officer solicitor solicitor-head of branch C1 Principal Legal Offiicer Solicitor Solicitor - Branch Head Solicitor - Head of Branch 2 Solicitor Head of Branch 2 Solicitor and Head of Branch Solicitor to the Inquiry Into Queen Elizabeth University Hospital & the Royal Hospital for Children and Young Persons Solicitor to the Scottish Government Solicitor to the Scottish Government and Director of SGLD Solicitor, Head of Unit Solicitor, branch head Solicitor: Head of Social Care Legal Services Unit Deputy Solicitor to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry Branch Head Lawyer C2 LAWYER C2 Lawyer LAWYER Lawyer lawyer
We have interpreted 'perks' as employee recognition reward mechanisms, which are commonly understood to be employee 'perks'. The table is broken down by wage costs, employer national insurance contributions, and pension contributions. The cost of severance/ voluntary redundancy payments, and other 'perks', was nil.
(£) 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 April 2024 to September 2024 Pension Contributions 972,316 1,189,957 1,852,362 2,407,170 2,572,039 2,977,186 3,446,397 1,855,661 Employer National Insurance 509,857 619,808 756,569 1,011,059 1,078,734 1,269,507 1,422,925 759,078 Wage Costs 4,375,826 5,380,991 6,561,842 8,644,425 9,209,946 10,311,556 11,975,278 6,310,490 Total Expense 5,857,999 7,190,756 9,170,772 12,062,655 12,860,718 14,558,249 16,844,600 8,925,229
Question 2 The following job titles have been interpreted as falling under the scope of 'Business Analyst':
Business analyst Job titles Business Analyst Business Analyst & Project Manager Business Analyst (Pathways) Business Analyst and Programme Support Officer Business Analysts Cloud Platform Service Business Analyst Junior Business Analyst Lead Business Analyst Principal Business Analyst Principle Business Analyst Quality Assurance/Business Analyst Risk and Business Analyst SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST Senior Business Analyst Senior Business Analyst (TRS) Senior Business Analyst (benefits) Senior Business Analyst, Social Security Programme Social Security Directorate - Junior Business Analyst Trainee Business Analyst ePC Business Analyst ePC Team Business Analyst (B1)
We have interpreted 'perks' as employee recognition reward mechanisms, which are commonly understood to be employee 'perks'. The table is broken down by wage costs, employer national insurance contributions, and pension contributions. The cost of severance/ voluntary redundancy payments, and other 'perks', was nil.
(£) 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 April 2024 to September2024 Pension Contributions 225,566 359,111 724,213 796,618 861,601 1,059,089 1,266,739 693,608 Employer National Insurance 125,223 201,530 299,980 337,465 366,211 455,332 520,971 280,070 Wage Costs 1,153,790 1,880,288 2,764,901 3,075,837 3,283,398 3,885,269 4,594,210 2,436,160 Total Expense 1,504,580 2,440,929 3,789,094 4,209,919 4,511,210 5,399,690 6,381,920 3,409,838
Question 3 The table below sets out the average wage of Scottish Government employed lawyers (both actual and FTE), for the same period. Please note that salary information provided reflects substantive salaries, which is then multiplied by FTE to get the actual salary. Staff identified are based on the data as at 31 March at the end of the financial year, and salaries are as at 31 March (or 30 September for the 2024- 2025 Financial Year).
Total staff as at end of financial year 90 125 140 157 167 188 193 194 Mean Actual Salary (£) 51772.19 50225.03 52519.7 55552.42 56939.06 60017.66 65093.24 67757.74 Mean Salary FTE (£) 57326.46 55365.12 57637.49 60443.47 61985.54 64623.04 70285.13 72737.33
Question 4 The table below sets out the average wage of Scottish Government employed business analysts (both actual and FTE), for the same period. Please note that salary information provided reflects substantive salaries, which is then multiplied by FTE to get the actual salary. Staff identified are based on the data as at 31 March at the end of the financial year, and salaries are as at 31 March (or 30 September for the 2024-2025 Financial Year).
Total staff as at end of financial year 34 57 82 77 84 90 99 92 Mean Actual Salary (£) 36,406 36,597 37,669 38,988 40,818 42,740 46,392 48,742 Mean Salary FTE (£) 37,319 37,844 38,243 40,102 41,294 43,480 46,847 49,606
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