Civil Service Statistics data browser (2025)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_ITL2 / Sexual_orientation

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Status	Year	Region_ITL2	Sexual_orientation	Headcount	FTE	Mean_salary	Median_salary
In post	2025	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire	Heterosexual / straight	3670	3440	38960	34630
In post	2025	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire	LGBO	225	215	37690	34540
In post	2025	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire	Undeclared	400	370	39240	35680
In post	2025	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire	Unknown	700	645	37880	33600
In post	2025	Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire	Heterosexual / straight	7025	6650	39870	36170
In post	2025	Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire	LGBO	420	410	38090	35590
In post	2025	Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire	Undeclared	795	750	40950	37330
In post	2025	Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire	Unknown	1435	1345	40110	36480
In post	2025	Cambridgeshire and Peterborough	Heterosexual / straight	3845	3590	38500	35130
In post	2025	Cambridgeshire and Peterborough	LGBO	200	190	36330	32450
In post	2025	Cambridgeshire and Peterborough	Undeclared	530	495	39260	37100
In post	2025	Cambridgeshire and Peterborough	Unknown	765	715	35960	31650
In post	2025	Cheshire	Heterosexual / straight	3205	3010	40270	36360
In post	2025	Cheshire	LGBO	265	260	39010	36010
In post	2025	Cheshire	Undeclared	325	300	39420	38670
In post	2025	Cheshire	Unknown	535	495	36860	34170
In post	2025	Cornwall and Isles of Scilly	Heterosexual / straight	1465	1340	33160	30980
In post	2025	Cornwall and Isles of Scilly	LGBO	90	85	31010	26480
In post	2025	Cornwall and Isles of Scilly	Undeclared	180	160	34610	30980
In post	2025	Cornwall and Isles of Scilly	Unknown	225	205	33290	29770

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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_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).