Civil Service Statistics data browser (2024)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_ITL1 / Region_ITL2 / Region_london / Sex

Status Year Region_ITL1 Region_ITL2 Region_london Sex Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Outside London Female 8335 7575 34640 29980
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Outside London Male 6385 6170 36190 32570
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) East Midlands (England) - Unknown Outside London Female 70 65 41810 41000
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) East Midlands (England) - Unknown Outside London Male 110 110 45270 43150
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire Outside London Female 3985 3570 30780 29500
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire Outside London Male 2850 2740 32850 30210
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) Lincolnshire Outside London Female 1655 1515 31730 29500
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) Lincolnshire Outside London Male 1540 1485 34580 32540
In post 2024 East of England Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Outside London Female 2840 2585 35940 32690
In post 2024 East of England Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Outside London Male 2030 1965 37720 33980
In post 2024 East of England East Anglia Outside London Female 6960 6300 33220 29500
In post 2024 East of England East Anglia Outside London Male 6450 6195 35880 32900
In post 2024 East of England East of England - Unknown Outside London Female 90 85 41590 39240
In post 2024 East of England East of England - Unknown Outside London Male 105 105 43510 41570
In post 2024 East of England Essex Outside London Female 2865 2595 32850 32690
In post 2024 East of England Essex Outside London Male 1880 1810 33860 31980
In post 2024 London Inner London - East London Female 10265 9615 45240 39450
In post 2024 London Inner London - East London Male 8445 8210 49160 42190
In post 2024 London Inner London - West London Female 31960 30710 51280 46330
In post 2024 London Inner London - West London Male 27060 26725 53310 48810
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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).
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.
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.
Sex Self reported sex.
"Unknown" accounts for employees who were recorded with an unknown sex.
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).