Staff Remuneration

Summary

The requester asked for the number of Department for Enterprise staff in specific salary bands, their salary maxima, and job titles. The authority disclosed the staff counts and job titles but withheld salary maxima for individually contracted staff citing data protection exemptions.

Key Facts

• The Department for Enterprise confirmed employing 1 staff member in the £150k-£174.999k band, 1 in £125k-£149.999k, 7 in £100k-£124.999k, 16 in £75k-£99.999k, and 65 in £50k-£74.999k.
• Salary maxima were withheld for individually contracted staff because disclosure would reveal actual pay and identify the individuals.
• The response distinguishes between staff under the Public Service Commission pay scales and individually negotiated contracts.
• The provided figures represent basic salary only, which may differ from previous disclosures that included overtime and allowances.
• The request was partially upheld with an outcome date of 12 February 2025.

Data Disclosed

• £150,000 to £174,999
• £125,000 to £149,999
• £100,000 to £124,999
• £75,000 to £99,999
• £50,000 to £74,999
• 1
• 7
• 16
• 65
• 2025-01-07
• 2025-02-12
• section 25(2)(b)
• Article 5
• Article 6

Exemptions Cited

• Section 25(2)(b) of the Act (absolutely exempt personal information)
• Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation (data protection principles)
• Article 6 of the General Data Protection Regulation (conditions for lawful processing)

Original Request

Page 88 of the IOM Government Annul Report for the year ended 31st March 2024 shows the number of staff employed by Government whose salaries are £50,000 or more as - 12.5 Staff Remuneration Numbers of employees and Members whose remuneration of £50,000 or greater is included in these Accounts as at 31 March for each year: STAFF REMUNERATION Group Central Government Remuneration Band 2023-24 £500,000 to £524,999 2 £475,000 to £499,999 - £450,000 to £474,999 1 £425,000 to £449,999 - £400,000 to £424,999 4 £375,000 to £399,999 1 £350,000 to £374,999 3 £325,000 to £349,999 4 £300,000 to £324,999 7 £275,000 to £299,999 8 £250,000 to £274,999 12 £225,000 to £249,999 16 £200,000 to £224,999 17 £175,000 to £199,999 20 £150,000 to £174,999 33 £125,000 to £149,999 46 £100,000 to £124,999 120 £75,000 to £99,999 416 £50,000 to £74,999 2,115 1. How many staff in each of the listed groups is the DfE the "stationed employer" of?; and 2. What is the salary maxima of each member of such staff whose salary range appears in the listed groups?; and 3. What are the job titles of each member of such staff whose salary range appears in the listed groups?".

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Full Response Text

Freedom of Information Co-ordinator 1st Floor, St Georges Court Upper Church Street, Douglas Isle of Man IM1 1EX

Telephone: (01624 686400) Website: https://www.iomdfenterprise.im/

Our ref: 4352117 17 January 2025

Dear ###,

We write further to your request, received 7 January 2025, which states:

"Page 88 of the IOM Government Annul Report for the year ended 31st March 2024 shows the number of staff employed by Government whose salaries are £50,000 or more as -

12.5 Staff Remuneration

Numbers of employees and Members whose remuneration of £50,000 or greater is included
in these Accounts as at 31 March for each year:

STAFF REMUNERATION
Group Central Government
Remuneration Band 2023-24
£500,000 to £524,999 2
£475,000 to £499,999 -
£450,000 to £474,999 1
£425,000 to £449,999 -
£400,000 to £424,999 4
£375,000 to £399,999 1
£350,000 to £374,999 3
£325,000 to £349,999 4
£300,000 to £324,999 7
£275,000 to £299,999 8
£250,000 to £274,999 12
£225,000 to £249,999 16
£200,000 to £224,999 17
£175,000 to £199,999 20
£150,000 to £174,999 33
£125,000 to £149,999 46
£100,000 to £124,999 120
£75,000 to £99,999 416
£50,000 to £74,999 2,115

1. How many staff in each of the listed groups is the DfE the "stationed employer" of?; 2 | P a g e
   and

2. What is the salary maxima of each member of such staff whose salary range appears in the listed groups?; and

3. What are the job titles of each member of such staff whose salary range appears in the listed groups?"."

Our response to your request is as follows:

In providing this response, the Department is cognisant that a recent question required the publication of the top 20 salaries for each Department, the figures provided in that response included basic salary, overtime, and other applicable allowances etc., the information held by the Department and provided is for the current year and only includes basic salary payments, this may lead to a discrepancy between the information provided and the response to the written question for the current period.

1. How many staff in each of the listed groups is the DfE the "stationed employer" of?; and

Salary Range Nos. Employ ed £150,000 to £174,999 1 £125,000 to £149,999 1 £100,000 to £124,999 7 £75,000 to £99,999 16 £50,000 to £74,999 65

1. What is the salary maxima of each member of such staff whose salary range appears in the listed groups?; and

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Department for Enterprise is unable to provide some of the information you have requested because it is absolutely exempt under section 25(2)(b) of the Act (absolutely exempt personal information).

The reasons why that exemption applies are that:

• The Department is satisfied that the information amounts to personal data of which you are not the data subject; and • The Department is satisfied that disclosure of the information would contravene one of the data protection principles as set out at Article 5 of the General Data Protection 3 | P a g e
Regulation as it applies in the Isle of Man pursuant to the Data Protection (Application of GDPR) Order 2018. Namely that the
Department can only disclose the information where it would be fair, lawful and meet one of the conditions for lawful processing in Article 6 and in this case, the Department considers that none of those conditions have been met.

The Department directly employs a number of individually contracted persons who do not fall under the responsibility of the Public Service Commission and as a consequence do not have a specific pay scale. These positions have no maxima as they are individually negotiated. To disclose the maxima, which in effect will be the actual amount being paid to the staff member concerned, may lead to the identification of that person and would therefore likely be a breach of their rights as stated above. However, these individual posts have been included in answer to your request in part one and three of your request as they cannot be easily identified in terms of salary paid.

For posts, other than those stated above, the Office of Human Resources publishes the pay scales of all Public Sector grades which can be found on this link:-

https://hr.gov.im/salary-leave-and-pay/pay-scales/

1. What are the job titles of each member of such staff whose salary range appears in the listed groups?".

Job Title Airworthiness Manager Business Development Manager Business Development Manager Business Development Manager Business Development Manager Business Development Manager - E-Business Business Development Manager – Retail Business Development Partner Travel Trade (UK Based) Chief Executive - Digital Agency Chief Executive - Finance Agency Chief Executive - Visit Isle of Man Chief Executive of Business IOM Chief Officer Chief Surveyor Civil Aviation Policy & Oversight Manager Client Relationship Manager 4 | P a g e
CPR Head of Special Projects, Creativity and Inclusion Customer Relations & Registration Manager Customer Services Development Manager Deputy Director Deputy Director Civil Aviation Development Manager Development Manager - Creative Industries Digital Infrastructure & Telecoms Manager Director of Business Development Director of Civil Aviation Director of Destination Development Director of Digital Infrastructure and Telecommunications Director of IoM Ship Registry Director of Motorsport Director of Operations Director of Policy & Strategy Events Manager Executive Assistant to the Minister and Chief Executive Officer Flight Operations Manager General Manager & Head of Special Projects Head of Banking & Fiduciary Head of Business Development Head of Business Intelligence and Marketing (Maternity Cover POSN023447) Head of Digital Transformation Head of Flight Operations Head of Innovation Head of Insurance & Pensions Head of Inward Investment and Business Support Head of Locate Head of Registry Services HEO Legislation HEO Work Permits Information Governance Manager Inward Investment Manager – Locate IOT Manager Legal Officer (Land) & Land Registrar Legislation Manager Legislation Officer Manager of Registries Marketing Manager Marketing Manager – Business Marketing Manager – Finance 5 | P a g e
Motorsports Marketing Manager Policy and Legislation Lead Policy and Strategy Development Officer Policy Development Manager - Build Dev Principal Surveyor Principal Surveyor Principal Surveyor Project Manager Public Records Officer Registrar General Registry Manager - Companies and Beneficial Ownership Senior Maritime Policy Officer Senior Motorsport Comm & Cont Manager Senior Surveyor Senior Surveyor Senior Surveyor Senior Surveyor Senior Surveyor Senior Surveyor Senior Surveyor Senior Surveyor Strategic Partnership Manager Strategic Partnership Manager Strategic Partnerships Manager Technical Policy Lead TT & Motorsport Development Manager TT & Motorsport Digital Content Manager TT and Motorsport Business Development Manager TT and Motorsport Sponsorship and PR Manager TT Brand Manager TT Head of Production

Please quote the reference number 4352117 in any future communications.

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