Salford City Council Senior Staff Salaries and Responsibilities

Salford City Council discloses remuneration details for senior staff earning over £50,000, as mandated by the Local Government Transparency Code 2014. The dataset includes salary brackets, job titles, responsibilities, and details on bonuses and benefits-in-kind. It is published by the Government Digital Service via the eu_open_data platform.

Use Cases

• Analyzing public sector pay distribution based on salary brackets of £5,000 for roles over £50,000.
• Investigating senior management responsibilities and budget control based on listed functions and staff counts.
• Studying compensation structures and transparency compliance based on disclosed bonuses and benefits-in-kind.
• Benchmarking local government executive salaries against other councils using the standardized disclosure format.

Strengths

• Mandated by the Local Government Transparency Code 2014, ensuring a standardized disclosure framework.
• Includes granular salary data in £5,000 brackets for employees earning at least £50,000.
• Provides specific details for high-earners, including names for salaries over £150,000 and lists of responsibilities.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Salford City Council, published via Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Administrative reporting mandated by transparency legislation.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Salford, United Kingdom (local government area).