Civil Service Statistics data browser (2024)

Data preview: All civil servants / Profession_of_post / Region_ITL2 / Region_ITL1 / Function_of_post

Status Year Profession_of_post Region_ITL2 Region_ITL1 Function_of_post Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2024 Commercial Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Commercial 20 15 43700 37450
In post 2024 Commercial Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England No function [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2024 Commercial Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Commercial 180 175 44450 41030
In post 2024 Commercial Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) No function 10 10 53570 47910
In post 2024 Commercial Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Project Delivery [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2024 Commercial Cheshire North West (England) Commercial 20 15 42240 39630
In post 2024 Commercial Cheshire North West (England) No function 10 5 [c] [c]
In post 2024 Commercial Cornwall and Isles of Scilly South West (England) Commercial 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2024 Commercial Cornwall and Isles of Scilly South West (England) Finance [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2024 Commercial Cumbria North West (England) Commercial 25 25 44460 44750
In post 2024 Commercial Cumbria North West (England) No function [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2024 Commercial Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire East Midlands (England) Commercial 90 90 48900 44660
In post 2024 Commercial Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire East Midlands (England) Digital, Data & Technology [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2024 Commercial Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire East Midlands (England) No function 15 15 57830 55090
In post 2024 Commercial Devon South West (England) Commercial 75 75 44670 42650
In post 2024 Commercial Devon South West (England) No function 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2024 Commercial Devon South West (England) Project Delivery [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2024 Commercial Dorset and Somerset South West (England) Commercial 50 45 43230 44780
In post 2024 Commercial Dorset and Somerset South West (England) No function 10 10 62650 55860
In post 2024 Commercial East Anglia East of England Commercial 185 180 47060 43580
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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 2024-07-25

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).
Region_ITL1 Workplace postcode data are used to derive geographical information using the International Territorial Level (ITL) classification standard.
Following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, a new UK-managed international statistical geography - International Territorial Levels (ITL) - was introduced from 1st January 2021, replacing the former NUTS classification. They align with international standards, enabling comparability both over time and internationally. To ensure continued alignment, the ITLs mirror the NUTS system. They also follow a similar review timetable - every three years.
ITL 1 divides into Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the 9 statistical regions of England.
Region_ITL2 Workplace postcode data are used to derive geographical information using the International Territorial Level (ITL) classification standard.
Following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, a new UK-managed international statistical geography - International Territorial Levels (ITL) - was introduced from 1st January 2021, replacing the former NUTS classification. They align with international standards, enabling comparability both over time and internationally. To ensure continued alignment, the ITLs mirror the NUTS system. They also follow a similar review timetable - every three years.
ITL 2 divides into Northern Ireland, counties in England (most grouped), groups of districts in Greater London, groups of unitary authorities in Wales, groups of council areas in Scotland.
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.
Profession_of_post Professions relate to the post occupied by the person and are not dependent on qualifications the individual may have.
Of the 20 bodies under the Scottish Government, 16 did not report any professions information for their employees.
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).