Listed below are the names of the special advisers in post at 9 December 2011, including each special adviser’s pay band, and actual salary where this is £58,200 or higher, together with details of the special advisers’ pay ranges for 2011-2012.
Appointing Minister Special Adviser in Payband Salary if Post £58,200 or higher (£) The Prime Minister Andrew Cooper Within scheme ceiling 140,000 Craig Oliver Within scheme ceiling 140,000 Edward Llewellyn Within scheme ceiling 125,000 Kate Fall PB4 100,000 Steve Hilton PB3 90,000 Julian Glover PB3 83,000 Gabby Bertin PB3 80,000 Liz Sugg PB3 80,000 Patrick Rock PB3 78,000 Rohan Silva PB2 69,266 Ameet Gill PB2 67,000 Michael Salter PB2 65,000 Alan Sendorek PB2 60,000 Shaun Bailey PB2 60,000 Isabel Spearman (p/t) PB2 Sean Worth PB2 Alex Dawson PB1 Christine Jardine PB1
Deputy Prime Minister Jonny Oates PB4 98,500 Richard Reeves PB3 85,000 Joanne Foster PB2 65,000 Chris Saunders PB2 60,000 James McGrory PB1
No. 10 Advisers Polly Mackenzie PB3 80,000 Olly Grender1 PB3 80,000 Sean Kemp PB2 60,000 Tim Colbourne PB1
Departmental advisers Bridget Harris2 PB2 69,266 John Foster3 PB1 Matt Sanders4 PB1 Verity Hardy5 PB1
First Secretary of State, Arminka Helic PB3 70,000 Secretary of State for Denzil Davidson PB2 Foreign and Will Littlejohn PB1 Commonwealth Affairs Chancellor of the Ramesh Chhabra PB2 60,000 Exchequer6 Poppy Mitchell-Rose PB1
Lord Chancellor and David Hass PB2 69,266 Secretary of State for Kathryn Laing PB1 Justice
Appointing Minister Special Adviser in Payband Salary if Post £58,200 or higher (£) Secretary of State for Fiona Cunningham PB2 65,000 the Home Department Nick Timothy PB2 65,000 and Minister for Women and Equality Secretary of State for Hayden Allan PB2 Defence Sian Jones PB2 Secretary of State for Katie Waring PB1 Business, Innovation Giles Wilkes PB1 and Skills Secretary of State for Susie Squire PB2 Work and Pensions Philippa Stroud PB2 69,250
Secretary of State for Duncan Brack PB2 67,000 Energy and Climate Joel Kenrick PB2 Change Secretary of State for Bill Morgan PB3 76,000 Health Jenny Jackson PB2 Paul Stephenson PB2
Secretary of State for Henry de Zoete PB2 Education Dominic Cummings PB2 69,266 Secretary of State for Giles Kenningham PB2 64,500 Communities and Sheridan Westlake PB2 64,500 Local Government Secretary of State for Victoria Crawford PB2 Transport Graham Hook PB2 65,000
Secretary of State for Simon Cawte PB2 Environment, Food and Amy Fisher PB2 60,000 Rural Affairs Secretary of State for Philippa Buckley PB1 International Richard Parr PB1 Development Secretary of State for Jonathan Caine PB2 69,266 Northern Ireland Secretary of State for Euan Roddin PB2 60,000 Scotland Secretary of State for Richard Hazlewood PB2 Wales Secretary of State for Adam Smith PB2 Culture, Media, the Lisa Hunter7 PB1 Olympics and Sport Chief Secretary Will de Peyer PB2 63,000 Julia Goldsworthy PB3 74,000 Minister without Naweed Khan PB0 Portfolio Leader of the House of Flora Coleman PB0 Lords, and Chancellor Elizabeth Plummer PB0 of the Duchy of James Marshall PB2 Lancaster Minister for the Laura Trott PB2 Cabinet Office, Simone Finn (p/t) PB2 Paymaster General Minister of State, Martha Varney PB1 Cabinet Office
Appointing Minister Special Adviser in Payband Salary if Post £58,200 or higher (£) Minister of State Nick Hillman PB2 (Universities and Science), BIS Leader of the House of Robert Riddell PB2 Commons and Lord Privy Seal Chief Whip (Commons) Chris White PB2 Ben Williams PB2 68,000
1 Maternity leave cover for Lena Pietsch 2 Covering work in the House of Lords 3 Covering work in the Department of Health and Department for Work and Pensions. 4 Covering work in the Cabinet Office, Department for Education and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 5 Covering work in the Home Office and Ministry of Justice. 6 In addition, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has appointed Rupert Harrison (PB3, £80,000), and Eleanor Shawcross (PB2) to the Council of Economic Advisers. 7 Maternity leave cover for Sue Beeby
The estimated paybill for 2011-12 is £5.9m.
Special Adviser Pay Bands for 2011-12
The pay bands and pay ranges for special advisers for 2011-12 are as follows:
Scheme Ceiling £142,668 Pay Band 4 £88,966 - £106,864 Pay Band 3 and Premium £66,512 - £103,263 Pay Band 2 £52,215 - £69,266 Pay Band 1 £40,352 - £54,121 Pay Band 0 Up to £40,352