Civil Service Statistics data browser (2026)

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

Status Year Responsibility_level_grouped Region_ITL1 Region_london Ethnicity Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2026 AA/AO East (England) Outside London Asian 385 335 29500 27550
In post 2026 AA/AO East (England) Outside London Black 430 420 33480 33750
In post 2026 AA/AO East (England) Outside London Mixed 125 115 31710 29720
In post 2026 AA/AO East (England) Outside London Other ethnicity 35 35 32200 30660
In post 2026 AA/AO East (England) Outside London Undeclared 260 235 30990 29720
In post 2026 AA/AO East (England) Outside London Unknown 835 790 31030 29610
In post 2026 AA/AO East (England) Outside London White 4580 4190 31620 29720
In post 2026 AA/AO East Midlands (England) Outside London Asian 900 795 27820 27840
In post 2026 AA/AO East Midlands (England) Outside London Black 655 625 31860 33750
In post 2026 AA/AO East Midlands (England) Outside London Mixed 180 165 29270 27840
In post 2026 AA/AO East Midlands (England) Outside London Other ethnicity 40 35 30910 28020
In post 2026 AA/AO East Midlands (England) Outside London Undeclared 250 220 29180 27840
In post 2026 AA/AO East Midlands (England) Outside London Unknown 1410 1310 29260 28020
In post 2026 AA/AO East Midlands (England) Outside London White 4915 4470 30710 29030
In post 2026 AA/AO London London Asian 2465 2210 31910 31470
In post 2026 AA/AO London London Black 2645 2475 34460 31670
In post 2026 AA/AO London London Mixed 410 380 33510 31470
In post 2026 AA/AO London London Other ethnicity 195 180 32850 31470
In post 2026 AA/AO London London Undeclared 505 460 31880 30460
In post 2026 AA/AO London London Unknown 2110 2000 32990 31470
Note:
Data has been truncated to 20 rows, please download the data to view the remaining rows

Download the data

About: The Civil Service Statistics data browser is a pilot project by Cabinet Office to provide access to more detailed data on the Civil Service workforce from the Annual Civil Service Employment Survey. We welcome feedback or comments on this project, which can be addressed to civilservicestatistics@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

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).
Responsibility_level_grouped With the exception of the centrally managed Senior Civil Service, government departments have delegated pay and grading. For statistical purposes departments are asked to map their grades to a common framework by responsibility level.
This table shows staff in their substantive responsibility level unless on temporary promotion in which case staff are recorded at the higher responsibility level.
Responsibility_level_grouped combines the mapped grades into five broad responsibility levels. This is the headline measure for responsibility level for the Civil Service and is consistent with the published National Statistics.
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.
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).