Civil Service Statistics data browser (2026)

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Status Year Parent_department Region_ITL2 Region_london Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Outside London East (England) 205 185 48500 39890
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Outside London South East (England) 150 140 48870 46800
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Outside London East (England) 30 25 44530 44270
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Cheshire Outside London North West (England) 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Outside London South West (England) 45 40 40510 32430
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Cumbria Outside London North West (England) 40 35 49570 56110
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Outside London East Midlands (England) 355 330 44340 38000
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Devon Outside London South West (England) 120 110 45160 38690
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire Outside London Yorkshire and The Humber 95 85 42860 32430
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Essex Outside London East (England) 240 220 47880 39890
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Outside London South West (England) 10 10 47750 55980
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Greater Manchester Outside London North West (England) 660 625 49260 55980
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Hampshire and Isle of Wight Outside London South East (England) 335 315 50470 45600
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire Outside London West Midlands (England) 10 10 56840 61700
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Inner London - East London London 20 20 43010 30500
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Inner London - West London London 5245 4970 58440 63190
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Kent Outside London South East (England) 155 145 46260 37620
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Lancashire Outside London North West (England) 235 220 45980 44520
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire Outside London East Midlands (England) 160 145 43700 34180
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Lincolnshire Outside London East Midlands (England) 30 30 53530 56780
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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).
Parent_department Government Department, total figures for both Ministerial and Non-Ministerial Departments include all of their Executive Agencies.
Region_london Workplace postcode data are used to derive geographical information using the International Territorial Level (ITL) classification standard.
Region_london groups the ITL classifications into "London", "Outside London": all UK regions excluding London, "Overseas", and "Unknown".
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.
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.
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).