Though two other VSOs managed to cut costs (albeit from a very high base in the case of the Admiral):
"By contrast, the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, and the Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Peter Wall, have managed to reduce the cost of their household staff. Admiral Stanhope cut his bill from £161,000 in 2009-10 to £113,000 in 2011-12, while General Wall more than halved his costs from £124,000 in 2009-10 to £59,000 in 2011-12."