Civil Service Statistics data browser (2026)

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

Status Year Sex Function_of_post Region_ITL1 Region_london Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2026 Female Analysis East (England) Outside London 40 40 44990 43460
In post 2026 Female Analysis East Midlands (England) Outside London 135 125 45010 43190
In post 2026 Female Analysis London London 2720 2595 58320 55810
In post 2026 Female Analysis North East (England) Outside London 420 385 43730 40980
In post 2026 Female Analysis North West (England) Outside London 725 690 44180 41990
In post 2026 Female Analysis Northern Ireland Outside London 90 80 38270 37880
In post 2026 Female Analysis Overseas Overseas 35 35 55750 59750
In post 2026 Female Analysis Scotland Outside London 305 280 46720 42810
In post 2026 Female Analysis South East (England) Outside London 500 460 47330 44520
In post 2026 Female Analysis South West (England) Outside London 545 500 44590 41990
In post 2026 Female Analysis Unknown Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Female Analysis Wales Outside London 615 575 44840 44400
In post 2026 Female Analysis West Midlands (England) Outside London 295 285 43260 39560
In post 2026 Female Analysis Yorkshire and The Humber Outside London 585 540 48150 46230
In post 2026 Female Commercial East (England) Outside London 145 140 52370 48380
In post 2026 Female Commercial East Midlands (England) Outside London 75 70 46720 44310
In post 2026 Female Commercial London London 1005 980 63320 62990
In post 2026 Female Commercial North East (England) Outside London 95 90 51920 45620
In post 2026 Female Commercial North West (England) Outside London 555 525 50930 46180
In post 2026 Female Commercial Northern Ireland Outside London 15 15 [c] [c]
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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.
Sex Self reported sex.
"Unknown" accounts for employees who were recorded with an unknown sex.
Figures on sex presented here are based on management information provided by departments, which records the ‘legal sex’ of civil servants. ‘Legal sex’ does not align with ‘sex’ as defined by The Equality Act 2010.
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).