TEN BIGGEST PAY-OFFS FOR PENPUSHERS

1. Coventry. Chris West, executive director of resources £448,230 2. Hambleton. Unknown, director of customer & leisure services £359,781 3. Cheshire East. Unknown, director of public health £296,738 4. Norfolk. Anne Gibson, executive director of resources £252,500 5. Tunbridge Wells. Jonathan MacDonald, director of planning and development £247,207 6. Tower Hamlets. Unknown, corporate director – communities £236,777 7. Bristol. Nicola Yates, city director £192,955 8. North Hertfordshire. John Robinson, strategic director of customer services £185,660 9. Southend-on-Sea. Unknown, corporate director of corporate services £165,700 10. Hertsmere. Unknown, director of environment £159,000