What we pay our senior managers

Band 1

£161,583-£164,673 - £167,763

• Executive Director for Children and Young People

• Executive Director for Corporate Services

• Executive Director for Place

• Executive Director for Housing

Spot Salary £164,435

Band 3

£109,818-£112,731 - £115,644

• Director of Communication and Engagement 
• Director of Community Services
• Director of Education Services 
• Director of Families, Quality and Commissioning
• Director of Housing Housing Quality and Investment 
• Director of Housing Resident Engagement and Services
• Director of Housing Strategy
• Director of IT and Digital Services
• Director of People and OD

• Director of Planning

• Director of Public Health

NHS Band 9: £105,385-£121,271 (excluding higher cost living allowance)

• Director of Adult Integrated Commissioning - joint funded Health & Social Care

Band 4

£90,858-£93,771-£96,684

• Head of Finance
• Head of Integrated Service SEND
• Head of Street Environment Services
• Assistant Director, Housing Development
• Head of Legal Services
• Head of Lewisham Learning
• Senior Consultant in Public Health (Health Improvement)

Additional notes

• a number of positions are employed on a part time basis and the actual salary will be less than the figures quoted in the salary band

• we may also make payment to officers who undertake specific additional duties, such as those relating to emergencies, elections or statutory duties - these payments currently range from £2,000 to £7,290 a year

• no employees receive bonuses or benefits

Disclosure of salary information for senior interims

In addition to our senior staff, we engage interims or consultants where specific needs arise. The charge rates for senior interims costing over £100,000 in 2024/25 and those currently covering senior management roles is provided below. NB: A number of these individuals have now left the organisation. 

Daily charge rate band

£301-£400 (including pay and on-costs)

• Group Manager Adolescent Safeguarding
• Housing Medical Advisor
• Independent Reviewing Officer
• Occupational Therapist
• Parking Technical Services Manager
• Performance and Quality Manager
• Principal Engineer
• Principal Planning Officer
• Project Manager
• Qualified Habilitation Specialist
• Quantity Surveyor
• Safer Communities Operation Manager
• Schools Accountant/School Business Manager
• Senior Air Quality Officer
• Senior Estates Surveyor
• Senior Media and Campaigns Officer
• Senior Procurement and Contracts Officer
• Senior Project Manager
• Senior SEN Caseworker
• Strategic Property Manager
• Temporary Accommodation Operations Manager
• Transport Planner

£401-£500 (including pay and on-costs)

• Accountant
• Acquisitions Manager
• Building Control Manager
• Childcare Lawyer
• Child Protection Chair Manager
• CYP Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Joint Commissioner
• Environmental Protection Manager
• Food and Environmental Health Officer
• Head of Pensions and Payroll
• Housing Health & Safety Business Partner
• Strategic HR Business Partner
• Lawyer
• Litigation/Prosecution Lawyer
• PMO (Project Management Office) Officer
• Policy Manager
• Principal Development Transport Planner
• Principal Engineer
• Quantity Surveyor
• Senior Childcare Lawyer
• Senior Lawyer
• Senior Planning Lawyer
• Strategic Transport Mana 

£501-£600 (including pay and on-costs)

• Art Therapist
• Business Analyst
• Development Manager
• Educational Psychologist
• Finance Business Partner
• Financial Accountant
• Head of Service – WFDG and PASW
• Programme Manager
• PFI Contract Expiry Programme Manager
• Project Manager
• Quantity Surveyor
• Red Book Valuer
• Senior Development Manager
• Senior Repairs Manager
• Strategic Transport Manager

£601-£700 (including pay and on-costs)

• IT Project Manager
• Principal Development & Land Management
• Strategic Business Partner
• Systems Re-Design Project Lead
• Technical Lead - Power Platform

£701-£800 (including pay and on-costs)

• Head of Strategic Transport and Highways
• Head of Customer Services
• Transformation Programme Director

£801-£900 (including pay and on-costs)

• Director of Planning
• Transformation Consultant

£901-£1000 (including pay and on-costs)

• N/A

£1001-£1100 (including pay and on-costs)

• Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health