Civil Service Statistics data browser (2024)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_ITL2 / Sex / Region_ITL3 / Sexual_orientation

Status Year Region_ITL2 Sex Region_ITL3 Sexual_orientation Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Bedford Heterosexual / straight 380 345 32930 29500
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Bedford LGBO 35 35 34540 34040
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Bedford Undeclared 50 45 35530 31790
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Bedford Unknown 70 65 30950 29240
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Central Bedfordshire Heterosexual / straight 150 140 35110 29500
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Central Bedfordshire LGBO 10 10 [c] [c]
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Central Bedfordshire Undeclared 15 15 [c] [c]
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Central Bedfordshire Unknown 20 20 [c] [c]
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Hertfordshire CC Heterosexual / straight 1285 1175 38890 33980
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Hertfordshire CC LGBO 70 65 34910 32690
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Hertfordshire CC Undeclared 135 125 37930 32690
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Hertfordshire CC Unknown 250 225 37020 32690
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Luton Heterosexual / straight 260 230 29580 29400
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Luton LGBO 15 10 [c] [c]
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Luton Undeclared 20 20 [c] [c]
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Luton Unknown 75 65 27400 28040
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Male Bedford Heterosexual / straight 260 255 35940 33980
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Male Bedford LGBO 15 15 [c] [c]
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Male Bedford Undeclared 40 40 35300 34540
In post 2024 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Male Bedford Unknown 60 60 32500 30470
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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_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.
Region_ITL3 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 3 divides into counties, unitary authorities, or districts in England (some grouped), groups of unitary authorities in Wales, groups of council areas in Scotland, groups of districts in Northern Ireland.
Sex Self reported sex.
"Unknown" accounts for employees who were recorded with an unknown sex.
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).