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United Kingdom · Senior Civil Service Pay Framework · FY 2025

SCS-1A SCS Band Salary

SCS Band 1A — Deputy Director (specialist scheme). Applies to specific technical/professional roles with a slightly elevated ceiling vs Band 1.

2025 salary range
£81,000£128,900
Annual base in GBP (£). Excludes locality pay, allowances, and performance bonuses.

Step-by-step pay table

RangeAnnualMonthly (approx)Hourly (approx)
1£81,000£6,750£39
2£128,900£10,742£62
Hourly computed assuming 2,080 annual working hours. Actual hourly rates on official tables may differ slightly.

Frequently asked

How much does a SCS-1A make in the United Kingdom federal government?

A SCS-1A in the United Kingdom federal civil service earns between £81,000 and £128,900 per year in 2025, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Cabinet Office — Government People Group.

Is the SCS-1A scs band the same in every agency?

The base pay scale is set centrally by Cabinet Office — Government People Group and applied uniformly across eligible federal employers, but agency-specific supplements, locality pay, and bargaining agreements can produce meaningful differences in take-home pay.

Where does this data come from?

Directly from Cabinet Office — Government People Group at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-the-senior-civil-service-pay-award-202526. Each page on FedSalary carries the retrieval date and a link back to the primary source.

Source: Cabinet Office — Government People Group · Last verified 2026-04-21. · Verified by AUTO-FETCH on 2026-04-21.