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AVERAGE SALARY CHANGES (%)
	2004	2003	2002
Chief executive	4.3	4.5	4.2
Directors	9.7	4.3	2.7
Heads of function	4.0	4.3	4.3
Senior managers	3.7	4.2	4.1
Middle managers	-7.0	4.2	4.3
Junior managers	-1.6	4.2	4.0
Officers	-0.1	4.1	4.4
Senior assistants	-4.6	4.1	4.1
Assistants	-2.9	4.0	4.0
Care home managers/deputies	-28.7	3.7	3.6
Wardens/deputies	-0.9	3.6	3.7

AVERAGE SALARIES BY JOB FUNCTION
	2004	2003	%change
Customer services
Heads of function	£42,587	£53,121	-19.8%
Middle managers	£29,626	£29,876	-0.8%
Officers	£20,652	£21,533	-4.0%
Housing management
Heads of function	£44,354	£42,310	4.8%
Middle managers	£30,797	£30,498	0.9%
Officers	£22,235	£21,209	4.8%
Information Technology
Heads of function	£44,909	£43,566	3.0%
Middle managers	£32,647	£30,545	6.8%
Officers	£23,207	£22,097	5.0%
Finance
Heads of function	£46,810	£45,333	3.2%
Middle managers	£31,812	£30,600	3.9%
Officers	£20,039	£19,751	1.4%
Maintenance
Heads of function	£45,071	£39,802	13.2%
Middle managers	£30,343	£30,200	0.4%
Officers	£22,446	£21,399	4.8%
Personnel and training
Heads of function	£42,909	£40,994	4.6%
Middle managers	£30,381	£29,223	3.9%
Officers	£22,585	£22,606	-0.09%
Property development
Heads of function	£44,613	£41,045	8.6%
Middle managers	£34,299	£34,018	0.8%
Officers	£23,067	£24,759	-6.8%
Property services
Heads of function	£44,751	£40,147	11.4%
Middle managers	£31,280	£31,642	-1.1%
Officers	£23,116	£21,583	7.1%

BENEFITS
	Chief executives	Senior managers	Middle managers	Junior managers	Care home managers
Cars
% provided	69	37.9	24.1	19.5	4.6
Average list price	£24,036	£15,292	£13,741	£12,944	-
% private medical insurance
Cover	42.5	20.7	16.1	11.5	6.9
Employee only	62.2	83.3	92.9	100	100
Employee and spouse	5.4	-	-	-	-
Family	32.4	16.7	7.1	-	-
% pension scheme	96.6	85.1	87.4	89.7	67.8
Average days holiday	28	26	25	25	24
% eligible for bonus	26.4	21.8	16.1	14.9	14.9

MEDIAN SALARIES
	Chief executives	Senior managers	Middle managers	Junior managers	Care home managers
National	£81,212	£34,579	£30,215	£24,178	£17,395
median	£73,126	£33,200	£32,980	£25,104	£25,014

Inner	£93,500	£43,212	£32,961	£30,282	£23,690
London	£76,197	£35,059	£34,992	£26,915	£27,603

Outer	-	£43,160	£36,744	£29,943	-
London	£75,978	£35,126	£34,926	£26,840	-

South	£84,00	£36,015	£29,817	£24,708	£22,973
East	£75,759	£34,993	£34,827	£26,715	£27,526

East	-	£30,928	£26,414	£20,937	-
Anglia	-	£31,108	£30,737	£23,238	-

South	£77,517	£35,655	£30,635	£26,355	£13,409
West	£67,422	£30,312	£30,045	£22,913	-

West	£88,246	£32,500	£29,100	£23,700	£22,497
Midlands	£69,104	£30,577	£30,309	£22,838	-

East	£72,414	£31,657	£27,960	£23,300	-
Midlands	-	£31,341	£31,001	£23,388	-

Yorkshire	£58,000	£30,168	£31,037	£22,281	£11,651
& Humber	£68,592	£30,411	£30,110	£22,788	-

North	£62,001	£32,496	£29,363	£24,467	£19,100
West	£67,715	£30,345	£30,045	£22,713	-

North	£67,750	£33,757	£35,358	£22,660	-
	£67,349	£30,245	£29,946	£22,613	-

Scotland	-	£32,428	£31,945	£23,458	£20,384
	-	£30,876	£30,507	£23,038	-

Wales	-	£36,000	£29,750	£22,536	-
	-	£30,444	£30,144	£22,738	-