Civil Service Statistics data browser (2024)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_london / Region_ITL1

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Status Year Region_london Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2024 London London 106620 102525 47950 42740
In post 2024 Outside London East Midlands (England) 24935 23225 34090 29800
In post 2024 Outside London East of England 23220 21630 34770 32090
In post 2024 Outside London North East (England) 35065 32145 33810 29500
In post 2024 Outside London North West (England) 70900 66210 34390 29500
In post 2024 Outside London Northern Ireland 4735 4500 33760 29390
In post 2024 Outside London Scotland 55205 51830 38260 33940
In post 2024 Outside London South East (England) 44955 42055 35900 32690
In post 2024 Outside London South West (England) 49510 46585 39160 35500
In post 2024 Outside London Wales 40245 37395 35490 29710
In post 2024 Outside London West Midlands (England) 37110 34655 34720 29630
In post 2024 Outside London Yorkshire and The Humber 43770 40885 35710 30900
In post 2024 Overseas Overseas 3835 3810 54350 53920
In post 2024 Unknown Unknown 2725 2680 41450 36750
Leaver CS 2024 London London 8420 [c] 44240 37240
Leaver CS 2024 Outside London East Midlands (England) 1975 [c] 30120 26820
Leaver CS 2024 Outside London East of England 2055 [c] 31790 28200
Leaver CS 2024 Outside London North East (England) 2250 [c] 31660 28120
Leaver CS 2024 Outside London North West (England) 4620 [c] 31470 28000
Leaver CS 2024 Outside London Northern Ireland 220 [c] 28680 25140
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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.
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).