Group Senior Civil Service Senior managers Middle managers Junior managers Administrative or support grades
Current Structure Cabinet Secretary Permanent Secretary Director General Director Deputy Director Grade 6 Grade 7 Senior Executive Officer Higher Executive Officer Executive Officer Administrative Officer Administrative Assistant
1971 unified grading structure Grade 1A Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Assistant Principal or Deputy Assistant Director Senior Executive Officer Higher Executive Officer Executive Officer Higher Clerical Officer Clerical Officer Clerical Assistant
Grade (pre-1971) Cabinet Secretary Permanent [Under] Secretary Deputy [Under] Secretary Assistant Under Secretary, Under Secretary or Director General Under Secretary or Superintendent Assistant Secretary or Director Senior Principal or Deputy Director Principal or Assistant Director
NATO code OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1 N/A

Historic Grades

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Group Senior Civil Service Senior managers Middle managers Junior managers Administrative or support grades
(c. 1960)[1] Permanent Secretary Deputy Secretary Under Secretary Assistant Secretary Principal Assistant Principal Principal Executive Officer Senior Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer Senior Executive Officer Higher Executive Officer Executive Officer N/A N/A N/A
(pre-1971) Cabinet Secretary Permanent Secretary Deputy Secretary Assistant Under Secretary Under Secretary Assistant Secretary Senior Principal Principal Assistant Principal Senior Executive Officer Higher Executive Officer Executive Officer Higher Clerical Officer Clerical Officer Clerical Assistant
or or or or or or or or
Permanent Under Secretary Deputy Under Secretary Director General Superintendent Director Deputy Director Assistant Director Deputy Assistant Director
(c. 1980)[2] Cabinet Secretary Permanent Secretary Deputy Secretary Under Secretary Assistant Secretary Senior Principal Principal Senior Executive Officer Higher Executive Officer Executive Officer Clerical Officer Clerical Assistant
(c. 1988)[3] Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Senior Executive Officer Higher Executive Officer Executive Officer Administrative Officer Administrative Assistant
(c. 1990)[4] Grade 1 Grade 1A Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Assistant Principal Senior Executive Officer Higher Executive Officer Executive Officer Higher Clerical Officer Clerical Officer Clerical Assistant
Equ[4] Admiral of the Fleet Field Marshal Marshal of the RAF Admiral General Air Chief Marshal Vice Admiral Lieutenant General Air Marshal Rear Admiral Major General Air Vice Marshal
  1. ^ "Civil Servants (Pay) (Hansard, 22 March 1960)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  2. ^ "Grades and Pay Scales (Hansard, 9 June 1980)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  3. ^ "Civil Servants (Pay) (Hansard, 27 October 1988)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  4. ^ a b "Civil Servants (Hansard, 30 November 1994)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-07.