Civil Service Statistics data browser (2025)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_ITL1 / Sex

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Status Year Region_ITL1 Sex Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2025 East (England) Female 12835 11610 35930 32000
In post 2025 East (England) Male 10375 9965 38020 34330
In post 2025 East Midlands (England) Female 14475 13115 35350 30980
In post 2025 East Midlands (England) Male 11235 10825 37350 34170
In post 2025 London Female 58805 55545 49570 44410
In post 2025 London Male 48270 47295 52180 46780
In post 2025 London Unknown 30 25 [c] [c]
In post 2025 North East (England) Female 20280 17980 35000 30980
In post 2025 North East (England) Male 15005 14395 37810 32890
In post 2025 North West (England) Female 41370 37595 35860 30980
In post 2025 North West (England) Male 31430 30390 37810 32000
In post 2025 Northern Ireland Female 2335 2165 37090 31500
In post 2025 Northern Ireland Male 2550 2480 36020 30970
In post 2025 Overseas Female 1635 1620 57560 57110
In post 2025 Overseas Male 2125 2120 58910 57570
In post 2025 Scotland Female 30670 28135 39740 34670
In post 2025 Scotland Male 26005 25140 41010 36660
In post 2025 South East (England) Female 23480 21355 37010 33200
In post 2025 South East (England) Male 21735 20910 39590 35950
In post 2025 South West (England) Female 24340 22165 39520 36430
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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.
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).