Civil Service Statistics data browser (2024)

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

Status Year Sexual_orientation Region_ITL1 Region_london Region_ITL2 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2024 Heterosexual / straight East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9900 9265 36180 32450
In post 2024 Heterosexual / straight East Midlands (England) Outside London East Midlands (England) - Unknown 145 135 43880 41520
In post 2024 Heterosexual / straight East Midlands (England) Outside London Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4860 4495 32000 29500
In post 2024 Heterosexual / straight East Midlands (England) Outside London Lincolnshire 2440 2290 33340 29920
In post 2024 Heterosexual / straight East of England Outside London Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3535 3310 37080 32900
In post 2024 Heterosexual / straight East of England Outside London East Anglia 9555 8925 34810 31580
In post 2024 Heterosexual / straight East of England Outside London East of England - Unknown 150 150 42490 41000
In post 2024 Heterosexual / straight East of England Outside London Essex 3405 3150 33720 32690
In post 2024 Heterosexual / straight London London Inner London - East 12285 11725 47800 41580
In post 2024 Heterosexual / straight London London Inner London - West 38100 36990 53080 48790
In post 2024 Heterosexual / straight London London London - Unknown 1325 1290 51250 48900
In post 2024 Heterosexual / straight London London Outer London - East and North East 2945 2745 35350 33980
In post 2024 Heterosexual / straight London London Outer London - South 8225 7790 43070 38680
In post 2024 Heterosexual / straight London London Outer London - West and North West 6390 5975 37420 33980
In post 2024 Heterosexual / straight North East (England) Outside London North East (England) - Unknown 95 95 43550 41350
In post 2024 Heterosexual / straight North East (England) Outside London Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear 16650 15240 34600 29500
In post 2024 Heterosexual / straight North East (England) Outside London Tees Valley and Durham 7660 7075 34160 30900
In post 2024 Heterosexual / straight North West (England) Outside London Cheshire 2015 1860 35260 31420
In post 2024 Heterosexual / straight North West (England) Outside London Cumbria 1845 1695 33150 28700
In post 2024 Heterosexual / straight North West (England) Outside London Greater Manchester 15890 15045 37140 32880
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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).