Civil Service Statistics data browser (2025)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_ITL1 / Sexual_orientation

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Status Year Region_ITL1 Sexual_orientation Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2025 East (England) Heterosexual / straight 16905 15745 37150 34330
In post 2025 East (England) LGBO 1090 1045 35710 33590
In post 2025 East (England) Undeclared 2000 1830 37190 34330
In post 2025 East (England) Unknown 3220 2950 35570 31650
In post 2025 East Midlands (England) Heterosexual / straight 18045 16820 36700 32000
In post 2025 East Midlands (England) LGBO 1325 1275 35570 31590
In post 2025 East Midlands (England) Undeclared 2010 1845 36810 31540
In post 2025 East Midlands (England) Unknown 4330 3995 34170 30980
In post 2025 London Heterosexual / straight 70180 67260 51430 46250
In post 2025 London LGBO 6190 6070 53290 48470
In post 2025 London Undeclared 9730 9300 50930 46250
In post 2025 London Unknown 21005 20235 47630 42170
In post 2025 North East (England) Heterosexual / straight 24975 22935 36810 31210
In post 2025 North East (England) LGBO 1830 1775 36060 31210
In post 2025 North East (England) Undeclared 2395 2170 36170 30980
In post 2025 North East (England) Unknown 6090 5495 33720 30730
In post 2025 North West (England) Heterosexual / straight 50480 47095 37290 31210
In post 2025 North West (England) LGBO 4100 3985 36820 31640
In post 2025 North West (England) Undeclared 5175 4770 36780 30980
In post 2025 North West (England) Unknown 13045 12140 34340 30980
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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.
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).