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Average salary increase (%)
	Average salary
	2003	2002	2001
Chief executives	4.5	4.2	4.5
Directors	4.3	2.7	4.4
Heads of function	4.3	4.3	3.9
Senior managers	4.2	4.1	3.8
Middle mangers	4.2	4.3	3.8
Junior managers	4.2	4.0	3.7
Officers	4.1	4.4	3.8
Senior assistants	4.1	4.1	3.6
Assistants	4.0	4.0	3.6
Care home managers/deputies	3.7	3.6	n/a
Wardens/deputies	3.6	3.7	n/a

Median salaries

National median

Inner London

Outer London

South-east

East Anglia

South-west

West Midlands

East Midlands

Yorkshire & Humber

North-west

North

Scotland

Wales

Chief executives

73,126

76,197

75,978

75,759

n/a

67,422

69,104

n/a

68,592

67,715

67,349

n/a

n/a

67,698

58,090

77,350

75,321

58,000

63,034

75,000

67,226

60,418

62,544

n/a

n/a

52,168

Senior managers

33,200

35,059

35,126

34,993

31,108

30,312

30,577

31,341

30,411

30,345

30,245

30,876

30,444

32,089

38,168

39,180

33,000

27,487

31,585

32,659

34,341

25,415

30,044

30,282

28,965

35,109

Middle managers

32,980

34,992

34,926

34,827

30,737

30,045

30,309

31,001

30,110

30,045

29,946

30,507

30,144

27,911

31,500

32,987

27,500

27,012

27,068

27,122

25,848

28,036

25,745

23,070

24,363

29,122

Junior managers

25,014

26,915

26,840

26,715

23,238

22,913

22,838

23,388

22,788

22,713

22,613

23,038

22,738

22,831

27,193

27,000

23,000

21,006

22,726

21,362

22,680

20,972

21,814

20,472

20,134

23,235

Care home managers/deputies

25,701

27,603

n/a

27,526

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

21,904

21,980

21,818

22,825

n/a

21,671

21,059

22,250

n/a

18,342

n/a

n/a

n/a

This year’s figures are above last year’s which appear in italic type

Salaries by job function
	Average salary
	2003	2002	increase
Customer services
Heads of function	53,121	48,886	8.6%
Middle managers	29,867	28,743	3.9%
Officers	21,533	20,296	6.0%
Housing management
Heads of function	42,310	37,813	11.8%
Middle manager	30,498	26,334	15.8%
Officers	21,209	19,612	8.1%
Information technology
Heads of function	43,566	40,333	8.0%
Middle managers	30,545	29,909	2.1%
Officers	22,097	21,418	3.1%
Finance
Heads of function	45,333	41,617	8.9%
Middle managers	30,600	29,148	4.9%
Officers	19,751	19,545%	1.0%
Maintenance
Heads of function	39,802	37,153	7.1%
Middle managers	30,200	27,433	10.0%
Officers	21,399	20,343%	5.1%
Personnel and training
Heads of function	40,994	37,044	10.6%
Middle managers	29,223	27,351	6.8%
Officers	22,606	20,033	12.8%
Property development
Heads of function	41,045	38,068	7.8%
Middle managers	34,018	31,392	8.3%
Officers	24,759	21,735	13.9%
Property services
Heads of function	40,174	37,643	6.7%
Middle managers	31,642	27,740	14.0%
Officers	21,583	20,681	4.3%
What the categories mean
Director: finance director, director of housing services
Head of function: head of personnel, head of IT services, head of community services
Senior manager: regional housing manager, regional development manager, finance controller
Middle manager: area maintenance manager, principal surveyor, accountant
Junior manager: assistant accountant, administration manager, clerk of works
Officer: housing officer, personnel officer, estates officer
Senior assistant: director's secretary, senior administrative assistant
Assistant: clerical assistant, administrative assistant, secretary

Benefits
	Cars			% with private medical insurance
	% provided	Average list price	Membership of pension scheme (%)	cover	employee & spouse	employee	family	Average days holiday	% eligible for bonus
Chief executives	66	£28,229	95	41	13	66	22	28	29
Senior managers	41	£15,311	87	20	6	75	19	26	24
Middle managers	27	£13,917	89	14	n/a	82	18	25	18
Junior managers	22	£13,571	89	8	5	90	5	25	17
Care home managers	2	n/a	68	6	7	86	7	24	3