Grade 7 Pay and Take-Home (2026/27)
| Measure | Salary | Take-home per month |
|---|---|---|
| Median, England | £63,350 | £3,709 |
| Median, England excluding London | £61,630 | £3,632 |
| Grade 6/7 median at the Home Office | £68,320 | £3,943 |
| Grade 6/7 median at the FCDO | £67,030 | £3,881 |
| Grade 6/7 median at DEFRA | £62,000 | £3,648 |
Civil service pay below the Senior Civil Service is delegated: each department negotiates its own pay ranges within the Cabinet Office pay remit, and they settle in different months. There is no national scale, so the figures here are published medians — what people at this grade actually earn — rather than a rate you are entitled to.
Grade 7 is the senior professional and policy grade below Grade 6 — leading policy areas, major projects and specialist functions. The published England median is £63,350, and £61,630 outside London.
Take-home on the median is about £3,709 a month. Grade 7 crosses into the 7.35% alpha pension tier, which applies to pensionable earnings above £56,000 — a noticeably larger contribution than the 5.45% most SEOs pay.
Grade 7 pay also crosses the £50,270 higher-rate income tax threshold, so a pay rise at this grade is taxed at 40% on the part above it.