FOI24/25 012 Communications Job Titles and Salary Information

Please can you supply me with 

1. a list of all job titles currently appointed across your Policy and Communications teams, or equivalent.
2. the salary band for each position covered in point 1.
3. a copy of your salary banding document, pay structure, pay award or equivalent.

1.  list of all job titles currently appointed across your Policy and Communications teams, or equivalent.

The SQA Communications Directorate consists of two business areas, Communications and Marketing. The below information relates to the Communications business area.

Communications teams

• External Affairs (media, social media, stakeholder comms)
• Internal Communications
• Customer Communications
• Head of Communications and Engagement
• Director of Communications

External Affairs Roles

• Senior External Affairs Manager (Grade 8)
• External Affairs Manager (Grade 7)
• Senior External Affairs Officer (Grade 6)
• External Affairs Officer (Grade 5)

Internal Communications Roles.

• Senior Internal Communications Manager (Grade 8)
• Internal Communications Manager (Grade 7)
• Senior Internal Communications Officer (Grade 6)
• Internal Communications Officer (Grade 5)
• Internal Communications Administrator (Grade 4)
• Communications & Engagement Administrator (Grade 4)

Customer Communications Roles

• Senior Manager (Grade 8)
• Manager (Grade 7)
• Manager (Grade 7)
• Senior Officer (Grade 6)
• Officer (Grade 5)

Director and Head of Service

• 1 Director of Communications (Annual salary of the Director of Communications is published in our Annual Report & Accounts (p65), and is published on our website).
• 1 Head of Communications and Engagement (HoS)

2. The salary band for each position covered in point 1.

SQA pay banding for 2024/2025

Grade 4: £26,998 - £29,136

Grade 5: £30,595 - £32,758

Grade 6: £35,577 - £40,993

Grade 7: £43,048 - £49,020

Grade 8: £50,008 - £56,343

Head of Service (HoS): £62,804 - £72,576

3. A copy of your salary banding document, pay structure, pay award or equivalent

The salary banding is contained within the information sheet below.

FOI24/25-012 Information Sheet (14 KB)