Civil Service Statistics data browser (2025)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_ITL1 / Function_of_post

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Status Year Region_ITL1 Function_of_post Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2025 East (England) Analysis 100 90 43370 41470
In post 2025 East (England) Commercial 275 260 51200 46790
In post 2025 East (England) Communications 75 70 40580 37650
In post 2025 East (England) Counter Fraud 720 665 34250 33180
In post 2025 East (England) Debt 55 45 32480 31210
In post 2025 East (England) Digital and Data 625 605 43610 40650
In post 2025 East (England) Finance 280 270 44980 41530
In post 2025 East (England) Grants Management 50 45 32220 28930
In post 2025 East (England) Internal Audit 10 10 [c] [c]
In post 2025 East (England) Legal 560 505 45740 38630
In post 2025 East (England) No function 17315 16035 35530 32450
In post 2025 East (England) People 370 345 41170 37500
In post 2025 East (England) Project Delivery 565 540 47040 44590
In post 2025 East (England) Property 595 565 40450 37330
In post 2025 East (England) Security 565 550 41880 38460
In post 2025 East (England) Unknown 1065 965 33690 33630
In post 2025 East Midlands (England) Analysis 180 170 42960 41220
In post 2025 East Midlands (England) Commercial 160 155 48010 42830
In post 2025 East Midlands (England) Communications 115 110 46150 42930
In post 2025 East Midlands (England) Counter Fraud 995 925 38270 36790
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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 2025-07-16

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.
Five 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, United Kingdom Statistics Authority, Scottish Forestry and Forest and Land Scotland.
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.
Function_of_post Functions relate to the post occupied by the person and are not dependent on qualifications the individual may have.
Of the 21 bodies under the Scottish Government, 16 did not report any functions information for their employees.
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).