Jason Mohammad’s appearance as the presenter of Match of the Day 2 last weekend was in a stand-in capacity only, the BBC said, despite him enjoying a pay rise last year of between £85,000 and £100,000.

The Welshman, who presents the Final Score programme and Good Morning Sunday on Radio 2, is now among the BBC’s top ten earners with a salary of £355,000 to £359,999 — up from last year’s pay bracket of £260,000 to £269,999.

Mohammad’s pay rise “reflects a number of new commitments”, the BBC said ADRIAN MEYERS/BBC

Only Jo Whiley, the Radio 2 presenter, has enjoyed a bigger pay rise than Mohammad in the past 12 months, according to the most recent BBC figures.

The salary increase means that he has stayed comfortably ahead of the highest-paid female sports presenter, Gabby Logan, whose pay has