Civil Service Statistics data browser (2026)

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

Status Year Region_london Sexual_orientation Ethnicity Region_ITL2 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2026 London Heterosexual / straight Asian Inner London - East 3620 3460 46100 40860
In post 2026 London Heterosexual / straight Asian Inner London - West 5650 5485 52440 48640
In post 2026 London Heterosexual / straight Asian Outer London - East and North East 910 825 36980 37020
In post 2026 London Heterosexual / straight Asian Outer London - South 1980 1880 44540 41510
In post 2026 London Heterosexual / straight Asian Outer London - West and North West 2530 2335 42350 40570
In post 2026 London Heterosexual / straight Black Inner London - East 2755 2635 42060 37750
In post 2026 London Heterosexual / straight Black Inner London - West 3765 3660 47170 43120
In post 2026 London Heterosexual / straight Black Outer London - East and North East 890 840 38780 37020
In post 2026 London Heterosexual / straight Black Outer London - South 2005 1920 41570 37020
In post 2026 London Heterosexual / straight Black Outer London - West and North West 1060 1010 39820 37020
In post 2026 London Heterosexual / straight Mixed Inner London - East 625 600 49690 43830
In post 2026 London Heterosexual / straight Mixed Inner London - West 1610 1565 56170 50840
In post 2026 London Heterosexual / straight Mixed Outer London - East and North East 135 125 39120 37020
In post 2026 London Heterosexual / straight Mixed Outer London - South 410 390 45610 42630
In post 2026 London Heterosexual / straight Mixed Outer London - West and North West 285 270 42560 37750
In post 2026 London Heterosexual / straight Other ethnicity Inner London - East 280 265 46910 41280
In post 2026 London Heterosexual / straight Other ethnicity Inner London - West 575 560 54430 50180
In post 2026 London Heterosexual / straight Other ethnicity Outer London - East and North East 70 65 37400 37020
In post 2026 London Heterosexual / straight Other ethnicity Outer London - South 130 125 43680 38480
In post 2026 London Heterosexual / straight Other ethnicity Outer London - West and North West 155 145 41010 37020
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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_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.
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.
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).