FOI reference: FOI-2025-3318

You asked

As a Freedom of Information Request, release information regarding:

  1. The Department's 2025/26 Pay Scales
  2. The Department's Mark Time Policy

We said

Thank you for your request.

Please find the Office for National Statistics proposed 2025/26 pay scales and our mark time policy in the associated download. 

The proposed pay scales will be implemented in January 2026 with payment back dated to 1 August 2025. 

Please note that some pay bands are specific to the Office for National Statistics to reflect the nature of roles within the organisation.