Civil Service Statistics data browser (2026)

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Status Year Responsibility_level_ungrouped Region_ITL2 Parent_department Region_ITL3 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2026 AA Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Department of Health and Social Care South West Hertfordshire [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 AA Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Home Office South West Hertfordshire [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 AA Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ministry of Defence Central Bedfordshire 40 40 28370 27650
In post 2026 AA Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ministry of Defence Luton [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 AA Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ministry of Defence South West Hertfordshire 25 25 32980 30950
In post 2026 AA Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ministry of Justice Bedford 60 55 30180 30660
In post 2026 AA Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ministry of Justice Luton 20 15 25010 25010
In post 2026 AA Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ministry of Justice North and East Hertfordshire 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2026 AA Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ministry of Justice South West Hertfordshire 85 80 29180 30660
In post 2026 AA Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Berkshire West [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 AA Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire HM Revenue and Customs Berkshire West [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 AA Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Ministry of Defence Berkshire East 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2026 AA Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Ministry of Defence Berkshire West 15 15 29090 27650
In post 2026 AA Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Ministry of Defence Buckinghamshire 10 10 28320 28650
In post 2026 AA Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Ministry of Defence Milton Keynes [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 AA Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Ministry of Defence Oxfordshire CC 85 85 28090 27650
In post 2026 AA Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Ministry of Justice Berkshire East [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 AA Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Ministry of Justice Berkshire West 20 20 25010 25010
In post 2026 AA Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Ministry of Justice Buckinghamshire 105 95 29840 30660
In post 2026 AA Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Ministry of Justice Milton Keynes 115 110 29990 30660
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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.
Responsibility_level_ungrouped 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_ungrouped shows the mapped grades at a higher level of detail, however not all Government Departments / bodies have distinct grades that map exactly to these levels so figures should be considered as approximations and treated with caution.
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.
Region_ITL3 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 3 divides into counties, unitary authorities, or districts in England (some grouped), groups of unitary authorities in Wales, groups of council areas in Scotland, groups of districts in Northern Ireland.
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).