Civil Service Statistics data browser (2026)

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

Status Year Sex Function_of_post Sexual_orientation Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight East (England) 30 25 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight East Midlands (England) 100 90 44650 42780
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight London 1775 1685 60940 62100
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight North East (England) 300 280 44900 42240
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight North West (England) 480 450 45400 42810
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Northern Ireland 65 60 38350 38080
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Overseas 20 20 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Scotland 195 175 47290 44150
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight South East (England) 360 325 48220 44520
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight South West (England) 340 305 46240 43520
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Wales 405 380 45880 44400
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight West Midlands (England) 200 190 43320 39560
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Yorkshire and The Humber 420 385 49500 48020
In post 2026 Female Analysis LGBO East (England) 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Female Analysis LGBO East Midlands (England) 10 10 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Female Analysis LGBO London 245 240 56300 53130
In post 2026 Female Analysis LGBO North East (England) 35 35 43140 43170
In post 2026 Female Analysis LGBO North West (England) 85 85 43950 42190
In post 2026 Female Analysis LGBO Northern Ireland 10 10 [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_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.
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).