Civil Service Statistics data browser (2024)

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

Status Year Region_ITL1 Sexual_orientation Region_ITL2 Region_london Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) Heterosexual / straight Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Outside London 9900 9265 36180 32450
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) Heterosexual / straight East Midlands (England) - Unknown Outside London 145 135 43880 41520
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) Heterosexual / straight Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire Outside London 4860 4495 32000 29500
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) Heterosexual / straight Lincolnshire Outside London 2440 2290 33340 29920
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) LGBO Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Outside London 750 730 34120 29630
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) LGBO East Midlands (England) - Unknown Outside London 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) LGBO Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire Outside London 325 315 30980 29500
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) LGBO Lincolnshire Outside London 140 135 31800 29500
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) Undeclared Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Outside London 1150 1055 35930 32540
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) Undeclared East Midlands (England) - Unknown Outside London 15 10 [c] [c]
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) Undeclared Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire Outside London 540 490 32900 29500
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) Undeclared Lincolnshire Outside London 270 255 33510 29500
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) Unknown Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Outside London 2920 2700 32450 29500
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) Unknown East Midlands (England) - Unknown Outside London 20 20 [c] [c]
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) Unknown Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire Outside London 1105 1010 29650 28230
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) Unknown Lincolnshire Outside London 345 320 31590 29500
In post 2024 East of England Heterosexual / straight Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Outside London 3535 3310 37080 32900
In post 2024 East of England Heterosexual / straight East Anglia Outside London 9555 8925 34810 31580
In post 2024 East of England Heterosexual / straight East of England - Unknown Outside London 150 150 42490 41000
In post 2024 East of England Heterosexual / straight Essex Outside London 3405 3150 33720 32690
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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.
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.
Sexual_orientation Self reported sexual orientation.
"Undeclared" accounts for employees who have actively declared that they do not want to disclose their sexual orientation and "Unknown" accounts for employees who have not made an active declaration about their sexual orientation.
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).