Civil Service Statistics data browser (2026)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_london / Region_ITL1 / Function_of_post / Ethnicity

Status Year Region_london Region_ITL1 Function_of_post Ethnicity Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2026 London London Analysis Asian 820 805 52380 49350
In post 2026 London London Analysis Black 235 230 49170 46310
In post 2026 London London Analysis Mixed 235 230 57010 53580
In post 2026 London London Analysis Other ethnicity 65 60 58470 56190
In post 2026 London London Analysis Undeclared 210 205 60580 62360
In post 2026 London London Analysis Unknown 760 750 55010 51500
In post 2026 London London Analysis White 3650 3530 61430 62350
In post 2026 London London Commercial Asian 280 275 58850 51480
In post 2026 London London Commercial Black 145 140 56650 50690
In post 2026 London London Commercial Mixed 60 60 59770 62910
In post 2026 London London Commercial Other ethnicity 25 25 [c] [c]
In post 2026 London London Commercial Undeclared 75 75 67470 64820
In post 2026 London London Commercial Unknown 205 200 60540 50540
In post 2026 London London Commercial White 1230 1205 71310 65640
In post 2026 London London Communications Asian 170 170 50280 47270
In post 2026 London London Communications Black 115 110 45790 41710
In post 2026 London London Communications Mixed 105 100 52980 50240
In post 2026 London London Communications Other ethnicity 35 35 54210 51250
In post 2026 London London Communications Undeclared 75 75 54990 52470
In post 2026 London London Communications Unknown 615 605 55880 50900
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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.
Function_of_post Functions relate to the post occupied by the person and are not dependent on qualifications the individual may have.
Of the 21 bodies under the Scottish Government, 16 did not report any functions information for their employees.
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).