Civil Service Statistics data browser (2024)

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

Status Year Profession_of_post Region_london Function_of_post Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2024 Commercial London Analysis London [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2024 Commercial London Commercial London 1300 1280 62330 59150
In post 2024 Commercial London Communications London [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2024 Commercial London Counter Fraud London 15 15 57810 58800
In post 2024 Commercial London Digital, Data & Technology London 10 10 [c] [c]
In post 2024 Commercial London Finance London 10 10 44250 44270
In post 2024 Commercial London Human Resources London [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2024 Commercial London No function London 130 125 52710 48070
In post 2024 Commercial London Project Delivery London 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2024 Commercial London Property London 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2024 Commercial London Unknown London [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2024 Commercial Outside London Commercial East Midlands (England) 115 115 47500 43300
In post 2024 Commercial Outside London Commercial East of England 210 200 46730 43580
In post 2024 Commercial Outside London Commercial North East (England) 130 130 49180 42260
In post 2024 Commercial Outside London Commercial North West (England) 755 735 49410 43580
In post 2024 Commercial Outside London Commercial Northern Ireland 20 20 34780 34370
In post 2024 Commercial Outside London Commercial Scotland 405 395 43810 38520
In post 2024 Commercial Outside London Commercial South East (England) 530 520 44930 41850
In post 2024 Commercial Outside London Commercial South West (England) 1750 1680 46030 44500
In post 2024 Commercial Outside London Commercial Wales 415 390 40390 36410
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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_london Workplace postcode data are used to derive geographical information using the International Territorial Level (ITL) classification standard.
Region_london groups the ITL classifications into "London", "Outside London": all UK regions excluding London, "Overseas", and "Unknown".
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.
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).