Civil Service Statistics data browser (2024)

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

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Status Year Region_ITL1 Sexual_orientation Region_london Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) Heterosexual / straight Outside London 17345 16185 34680 30470
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) LGBO Outside London 1220 1180 33060 29500
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) Undeclared Outside London 1975 1815 34840 30210
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) Unknown Outside London 4395 4050 31730 29500
In post 2024 East of England Heterosexual / straight Outside London 16645 15535 35140 32570
In post 2024 East of England LGBO Outside London 1010 975 33850 31980
In post 2024 East of England Undeclared Outside London 1975 1820 35210 32690
In post 2024 East of England Unknown Outside London 3585 3300 33060 29550
In post 2024 London Heterosexual / straight London 69270 66515 48720 43520
In post 2024 London LGBO London 6060 5955 50090 45720
In post 2024 London Undeclared London 9380 8950 48350 43820
In post 2024 London Unknown London 21905 21105 44740 39330
In post 2024 North East (England) Heterosexual / straight Outside London 24405 22405 34500 29630
In post 2024 North East (England) LGBO Outside London 1680 1630 33970 29500
In post 2024 North East (England) Undeclared Outside London 2315 2095 33740 29500
In post 2024 North East (England) Unknown Outside London 6665 6015 31260 28340
In post 2024 North West (England) Heterosexual / straight Outside London 47830 44640 35170 29630
In post 2024 North West (England) LGBO Outside London 3690 3595 34690 30220
In post 2024 North West (England) Undeclared Outside London 4770 4380 34550 29500
In post 2024 North West (England) Unknown Outside London 14610 13595 31690 29130
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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.
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).