Pay bands

• Consistently, over two-thirds of staff are employed in pay bands 3 to 8
• In the past three years, there has been a gradual shift: fewer staff are now in bands 3–4, while the proportion in bands 7–8 has increased
• 2024 also saw a notable rise in the proportion of staff in bands 5–6 which correlates with the council bringing Waste Management in-house. Many of the new roles created as part of this transition such as Loaders and LGV Drivers were appointed at these pay bands, particularly during the major intake in April
• Across pay bands 1–17, the workforce is predominantly female, reflecting the overall gender composition of the council’s staff
• However, pay bands 3, 14 and 16 are exceptions: males make up more than half of staff in these bands, a trend that has persisted from the previous year
• No-one from an ethnic minority ethnic group works in bands 15-17 or 19, which is consistent with the profile of staff in these bands last year
• There is a correlation between pay band and employment category; employees in the lowest pay bands are more likely to be working part-time
• In pay bands 6-15 and band 17, less than one third of employees work part-time
• Consistently no employees in band 16 or bands 18-19 work part-time (same in 2022 and 2023)

This chart shows the percentage of staff in each pay band from 2019 to 2024.
Band 1–2: 3% in 2019, 2% in 2020, 1% in 2021, 2% in 2022, 1% in 2023, 2% in 2024.
Band 3–4: 21% in 2019, 21% in 2020, 21% in 2021, 19% in 2022, 20% in 2023, 17% in 2024.
Band 5–6: 25% in 2019, 25% in 2020, 25% in 2021, 24% in 2022, 24% in 2023, 26% in 2024.
Band 7–8: 23% in 2019, 23% in 2020, 23% in 2021, 25% in 2022, 26% in 2023, 25% in 2024.
Band 9–10: 15% in 2019, 16% in 2020, 16% in 2021, 16% in 2022, 15% in 2023, 15% in 2024.
Band 11–12: 8% in 2019, 8% in 2020, 8% in 2021, 8% in 2022, 8% in 2023, 8% in 2024.
Band 13–14: 3% in 2019, 4% in 2020, 4% in 2021, 4% in 2022, 4% in 2023, 4% in 2024.
Band 15–16: 1% in 2019, 1% in 2020, 1% in 2021, 1% in 2022, 1% in 2023, 1% in 2024.
Band 17–18: 0% in 2019, 0% in 2020, 0% in 2021, 0% in 2022, 0% in 2023, 0% in 2024.
Band 19–20: 0% in 2019, 0% in 2020, 0% in 2021, 0% in 2022, 0% in 2023, 0% in 2024.

This chart shows the percentage of male and female staff in each pay band for December 2024.
Band 1: Male 28%, Female 73%.
Band 2: Male 26%, Female 74%.
Band 3: Male 62%, Female 38%.
Band 4: Male 12%, Female 88%.
Band 5: Male 38%, Female 62%.
Band 6: Male 40%, Female 60%.
Band 7: Male 35%, Female 65%.
Band 8: Male 29%, Female 71%.
Band 9: Male 34%, Female 66%.
Band 10: Male 31%, Female 69%.
Band 11: Male 34%, Female 66%.
Band 12: Male 38%, Female 62%.
Band 13: Male 34%, Female 66%.
Band 14: Male 55%, Female 45%.
Band 15: Male 50%, Female 50%.
Band 16: Male 56%, Female 44%.
Band 17: Male 43%, Female 57%.
Band 18: Male 75%, Female 25%.
Band 19: Male 71%, Female 29%.
Band 20: Male 0%, Female 100%.

This chart shows the percentage of staff from White and ethnic minority groups in each pay band for December 2024.
Band 1: White 86%, Ethnic minority 14%.
Band 2: White 87%, Ethnic minority 13%.
Band 3: White 97%, Ethnic minority 3%.
Band 4: White 87%, Ethnic minority 13%.
Band 5: White 90%, Ethnic minority 10%.
Band 6: White 94%, Ethnic minority 6%.
Band 7: White 93%, Ethnic minority 7%.
Band 8: White 92%, Ethnic minority 8%.
Band 9: White 90%, Ethnic minority 10%.
Band 10: White 94%, Ethnic minority 6%.
Band 11: White 97%, Ethnic minority 3%.
Band 12: White 93%, Ethnic minority 7%.
Band 13: White 96%, Ethnic minority 4%.
Band 14: White 97%, Ethnic minority 3%.
Band 15–17, 19: White 100%, Ethnic minority 0%.
Band 18: White 75%, Ethnic minority 25%.

This chart shows the percentage of part-time and full-time staff in each pay band for December 2024.
Band 1: Part-time 18%, Full-time 83%.
Band 2: Part-time 93%, Full-time 7%.
Band 3: Part-time 46%, Full-time 54%.
Band 4: Part-time 86%, Full-time 14%.
Band 5: Part-time 35%, Full-time 65%.
Band 6: Part-time 30%, Full-time 70%.
Band 7: Part-time 29%, Full-time 71%.
Band 8: Part-time 22%, Full-time 78%.
Band 9: Part-time 23%, Full-time 77%.
Band 10: Part-time 24%, Full-time 76%.
Band 11: Part-time 24%, Full-time 76%.
Band 12: Part-time 18%, Full-time 82%.
Band 13: Part-time 23%, Full-time 77%.
Band 14: Part-time 4%, Full-time 96%.
Band 15: Part-time 3%, Full-time 97%.
Band 16: Part-time 0%, Full-time 100%.
Band 17: Part-time 14%, Full-time 86%.
Band 18–20: Part-time 0%, Full-time 100%.