Civil Service Statistics data browser (2026)

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

Status Year Sex Sexual_orientation Region_ITL1 Region_london Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2026 Female Heterosexual / straight East (England) Outside London 9415 8535 38350 35530
In post 2026 Female Heterosexual / straight East Midlands (England) Outside London 10510 9505 37590 32140
In post 2026 Female Heterosexual / straight London London 39175 36820 52330 47030
In post 2026 Female Heterosexual / straight North East (England) Outside London 14635 13025 37620 32140
In post 2026 Female Heterosexual / straight North West (England) Outside London 30690 27860 38250 32140
In post 2026 Female Heterosexual / straight Northern Ireland Outside London 1685 1565 40170 37680
In post 2026 Female Heterosexual / straight Overseas Overseas 970 960 58920 57150
In post 2026 Female Heterosexual / straight Scotland Outside London 20635 18910 42850 36610
In post 2026 Female Heterosexual / straight South East (England) Outside London 17200 15630 39760 35870
In post 2026 Female Heterosexual / straight South West (England) Outside London 17825 16175 41920 37910
In post 2026 Female Heterosexual / straight Unknown Unknown 210 200 46770 43900
In post 2026 Female Heterosexual / straight Wales Outside London 17490 15830 39180 32540
In post 2026 Female Heterosexual / straight West Midlands (England) Outside London 16175 14695 38090 32140
In post 2026 Female Heterosexual / straight Yorkshire and The Humber Outside London 18040 16275 39460 33750
In post 2026 Female LGBO East (England) Outside London 720 685 36680 35330
In post 2026 Female LGBO East Midlands (England) Outside London 840 805 37300 33280
In post 2026 Female LGBO London London 3025 2945 54010 49640
In post 2026 Female LGBO North East (England) Outside London 1060 1020 37020 32430
In post 2026 Female LGBO North West (England) Outside London 2365 2285 38170 33280
In post 2026 Female LGBO Northern Ireland Outside London 110 110 36660 32440
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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.
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).