Civil Service Statistics data browser (2024)

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Status Year Region_ITL2 Sex Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female East of England 2840 2585 35940 32690
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Male East of England 2030 1965 37720 33980
In post 2024 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Female South East (England) 4945 4560 35770 32690
In post 2024 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Male South East (England) 4545 4435 38910 35480
In post 2024 Cheshire Female North West (England) 1755 1590 33970 30210
In post 2024 Cheshire Male North West (England) 1135 1080 36120 32540
In post 2024 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Female South West (England) 1055 925 30460 29500
In post 2024 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Male South West (England) 825 790 31600 28700
In post 2024 Cumbria Female North West (England) 1450 1285 31370 27600
In post 2024 Cumbria Male North West (England) 1040 1005 34830 29500
In post 2024 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Female East Midlands (England) 8335 7575 34640 29980
In post 2024 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Male East Midlands (England) 6385 6170 36190 32570
In post 2024 Devon Female South West (England) 4875 4320 34060 29500
In post 2024 Devon Male South West (England) 4875 4665 37800 34390
In post 2024 Dorset and Somerset Female South West (England) 2825 2525 33230 29500
In post 2024 Dorset and Somerset Male South West (England) 2955 2830 35890 32540
In post 2024 East Anglia Female East of England 6960 6300 33220 29500
In post 2024 East Anglia Male East of England 6450 6195 35880 32900
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) - Unknown Female East Midlands (England) 70 65 41810 41000
In post 2024 East Midlands (England) - Unknown Male East Midlands (England) 110 110 45270 43150
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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_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).