Civil Service Statistics data browser (2026)

Data preview: All civil servants / Parent_department / Region_london / Region_ITL1 / Sexual_orientation

Status Year Parent_department Region_london Region_ITL1 Sexual_orientation Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments London London Heterosexual / straight 2890 2715 61300 64600
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments London London LGBO 250 240 62980 67370
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments London London Undeclared 215 205 62440 65820
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments London London Unknown 2045 1960 53050 47360
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Outside London East (England) Heterosexual / straight 415 375 47790 39890
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Outside London East (England) LGBO 25 25 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Outside London East (England) Undeclared 20 20 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Outside London East (England) Unknown 155 140 43090 34280
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Outside London East Midlands (England) Heterosexual / straight 340 310 45470 38000
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Outside London East Midlands (England) LGBO 30 30 49700 56670
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Outside London East Midlands (England) Undeclared 15 15 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Outside London East Midlands (England) Unknown 155 150 42480 35940
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Outside London North East (England) Heterosexual / straight 290 265 46430 38000
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Outside London North East (England) LGBO 20 20 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Outside London North East (England) Undeclared 15 15 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Outside London North East (England) Unknown 105 100 40500 32430
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Outside London North West (England) Heterosexual / straight 945 890 47780 44520
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Outside London North West (England) LGBO 75 70 47350 44520
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Outside London North West (England) Undeclared 30 30 45050 41260
In post 2026 Attorney General’s Departments Outside London North West (England) Unknown 425 405 44850 39150
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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.
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.
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).