Civil Service Statistics data browser (2026)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_ITL1 / Sexual_orientation / Region_london / Region_ITL2

Status Year Region_ITL1 Sexual_orientation Region_london Region_ITL2 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2026 East (England) Heterosexual / straight Outside London Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3595 3375 41360 37020
In post 2026 East (England) Heterosexual / straight Outside London Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3825 3570 40570 37140
In post 2026 East (England) Heterosexual / straight Outside London Essex 3610 3345 39120 35620
In post 2026 East (England) Heterosexual / straight Outside London Norfolk 2715 2500 38110 33750
In post 2026 East (England) Heterosexual / straight Outside London Suffolk 3120 2915 38030 35280
In post 2026 East (England) LGBO Outside London Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 220 205 39870 36740
In post 2026 East (England) LGBO Outside London Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 210 205 39200 35530
In post 2026 East (England) LGBO Outside London Essex 255 250 38410 35620
In post 2026 East (England) LGBO Outside London Norfolk 230 220 36340 33280
In post 2026 East (England) LGBO Outside London Suffolk 220 210 35070 32140
In post 2026 East (England) Undeclared Outside London Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 395 360 42380 37890
In post 2026 East (England) Undeclared Outside London Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 545 505 41700 38590
In post 2026 East (England) Undeclared Outside London Essex 410 365 39150 36290
In post 2026 East (England) Undeclared Outside London Norfolk 305 275 37510 32430
In post 2026 East (England) Undeclared Outside London Suffolk 360 330 37630 34780
In post 2026 East (England) Unknown Outside London Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 660 620 40700 35960
In post 2026 East (England) Unknown Outside London Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 775 730 37070 32500
In post 2026 East (England) Unknown Outside London Essex 560 510 36900 35620
In post 2026 East (England) Unknown Outside London Norfolk 345 305 36340 32140
In post 2026 East (England) Unknown Outside London Suffolk 725 670 37170 34780
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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_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.
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).