Public Sector IT

What the top Whitehall chief information officers earned

Tony Collins

What the top three Whitehall chief information officers [CIOs] earned, according to the latest figures

– Steve Lamey, CIO and director general, HM Revenue and Customs: £240,000 to £245,000.

– Joe Harley, IT director general and CIO, Department for Work and Pensions: £249,000.

– Richard Granger, director general of NHS IT and chief executive of NHS Connecting for Health: £270,000 to £285,000.

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