Civil Service Statistics data browser (2024)

Data preview: All civil servants / Function_of_post / Age

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Status Year Function_of_post Age Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2024 Analysis 16-19 45 45 26730 25950
In post 2024 Analysis 20-29 3320 3300 39900 37440
In post 2024 Analysis 30-39 2915 2820 49730 46080
In post 2024 Analysis 40-49 2065 1945 53660 52410
In post 2024 Analysis 50-59 1385 1320 51800 48690
In post 2024 Analysis 60-64 320 270 47430 42080
In post 2024 Analysis 65+ 115 85 48510 39110
In post 2024 Commercial 16-19 15 15 25070 23500
In post 2024 Commercial 20-29 1280 1275 37560 35100
In post 2024 Commercial 30-39 1875 1825 46940 43580
In post 2024 Commercial 40-49 2035 1965 53930 45830
In post 2024 Commercial 50-59 1955 1910 56110 47120
In post 2024 Commercial 60-64 490 430 50830 43940
In post 2024 Commercial 65+ 130 110 48950 43530
In post 2024 Communications 16-19 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2024 Communications 20-29 955 950 38310 37290
In post 2024 Communications 30-39 1340 1295 46580 44500
In post 2024 Communications 40-49 1135 1080 50580 45670
In post 2024 Communications 50-59 845 815 45480 40910
In post 2024 Communications 60-64 205 190 41190 36740
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Notes: Summary figures are suppressed when information relates to less than 5 civil servants for FTE or Headcount, and less than 10 civil servants for median and mean salary (shown as [c]). Zero responses and salaries for less than 30 civil servants have been suppressed for GPDR special category data. FTE figures are not shown for entrants or leavers due to data quality concerns for these groups. Figures are rounded to the nearest 5, or £10 as appropriate.

Data source: All figures are aggregated from the Cabinet Office Annual Civil Service Employment Survey collection.

Version: Generated on 2024-07-24

Data column Description
Status Employment status of the civil servants.
In post - includes staff that were in post on the reference date (31 March).
New entrant CS - includes new entrants to the Civil Service over the year (1 April to 31 March).
Leaver CS - includes leavers from the Civil Service over the year (1 April to 31 March). This includes employees who have an Unknown leaving cause.
Leaver Dept. - includes leavers from the department over the year (1 April to 31 March), who did not leave the Civil Service.
Four organisations do not report when their employees first entered the Civil Service and so entrants data for these organisations is not available . These are as follows: Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (excl. agencies), Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office Services, Scottish Forestry and Forest and Land Scotland. A further three organisations also could not provide entrants data in 2021. These are as follows: Department for International Development, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (excl. agencies) and Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Year Year of data collection (as at 31 March).
Function_of_post Functions relate to the post occupied by the person and are not dependent on qualifications the individual may have.
Welsh Government and Royal Fleet Auxiliary did not report any functions information for their employees.
Of the 20 bodies under the Scottish Government, 16 did not report any functions information for their employees.
Age Age in 10 year bands. Age is calculated as at the reference date in each year (31st March), so entrants or leavers may have been up to one year younger at the date of exit or entry.
Headcount Total number of civil servants (rounded to nearest 5).
FTE Total full-time equivalent (FTE) employment numbers (rounded to nearest 5).
FTE figures are not shown for entrants or leavers due to data quality concerns for these groups.
Mean_salary Average salary (mean, rounded to nearest £10). For part-time employees, salaries represent the full-time equivalent earnings, while for full-time employees they are the actual annual gross salaries.
These figures should be interpreted with caution when the total number of employees in a group is small, as they will tend to show more variability than larger groups (i.e. may be much higher or lower than can be explained by the data shown).
Median_salary Median salary (rounded to nearest £10). For part-time employees, salaries represent the full-time equivalent earnings, while for full-time employees they are the actual annual gross salaries.
These figures should be interpreted with caution when the total number of employees in a group is small, as they will tend to show more variability than larger groups (i.e. may be much higher or lower than can be explained by the data shown).