Civil Service Statistics data browser (2026)

Data preview: All civil servants / Ethnicity / Region_ITL1 / Sex

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Status Year Ethnicity Region_ITL1 Sex Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2026 Asian East (England) Female 845 755 36830 32140
In post 2026 Asian East (England) Male 640 610 40260 35620
In post 2026 Asian East (England) Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Asian East Midlands (England) Female 1530 1350 34200 32140
In post 2026 Asian East Midlands (England) Male 1225 1180 35180 32140
In post 2026 Asian East Midlands (England) Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Asian London Female 10250 9520 46320 42120
In post 2026 Asian London Male 7355 7200 47780 43830
In post 2026 Asian London Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Asian North East (England) Female 505 455 35530 32140
In post 2026 Asian North East (England) Male 440 430 38930 32140
In post 2026 Asian North East (England) Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Asian North West (England) Female 2460 2220 35260 32140
In post 2026 Asian North West (England) Male 2965 2895 36680 32140
In post 2026 Asian North West (England) Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Asian Northern Ireland Female 15 15 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Asian Northern Ireland Male 10 10 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Asian Northern Ireland Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Asian Overseas Female 100 100 56320 57500
In post 2026 Asian Overseas Male 110 110 61310 58350
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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 2026-07-16

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.
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.
Figures on sex presented here are based on management information provided by departments, which records the ‘legal sex’ of civil servants. ‘Legal sex’ does not align with ‘sex’ as defined by The Equality Act 2010.
The Serious Fraud Office have not reported any data for profession, function, ethnicity, disabilty and sexual orientation due to alignment concerns with these fields with external reporting criteria. The Serious Fraud Office is currently undertaking work to ensure a robust dataset is reported for the 2027 ACSES return.
Ethnicity Self reported ethnicity. "Undeclared" accounts for employees who have actively declared that they do not want to disclose their ethnicity and "Unknown" accounts for employees who have not made an active declaration about their ethnicity.
The Serious Fraud Office have not reported any data for profession, function, ethnicity, disabilty and sexual orientation due to alignment concerns with these fields with external reporting criteria. The Serious Fraud Office is currently undertaking work to ensure a robust dataset is reported for the 2027 ACSES return.
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).