The Government must give further consideration to civil service upskilling if it is to deliver its infrastructure commitments, which might include a commitment to making salaries more competitive, at least in the short term. The Cabinet Office should review whether a separate pay system or allowance for SROs and valuable project managers would help keep them in their roles for the duration of a project, and it should report back to the Committee in the Autumn..

The Government must give further consideration to civil service upskilling if it is to deliver its infrastructure commitments, which might include a commitment to making salaries more competitive, at least in the short term. The Cabinet Office should review whether a separate pay system or allowance for SROs and valuable project managers would help keep them in their roles for the duration of a project, and it should report back to the Committee in the Autumn.. Type: recommendation | Number: 26 | Paragraph: 113 | Response status: accepted Government response: The Government agrees that training and improving skills are integral to delivery of commitments. We are currently undertaking salary benchmarking for project roles against comparators in the private sector and reviewing pay incentives for SROs and other project leaders in the light of this. Options