Civil Service Statistics data browser (2026)

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

Status Year Sexual_orientation Region_london Region_ITL1 Ethnicity Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight London London Asian 14695 13985 47120 43130
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight London London Black 10480 10060 43300 39530
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight London London Mixed 3065 2950 51420 46500
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight London London Other ethnicity 1210 1165 48810 44060
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight London London Undeclared 1080 1020 47460 42750
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight London London Unknown 895 855 53520 48520
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight London London White 38380 36770 59140 55810
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Outside London East (England) Asian 1310 1210 38180 35560
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Outside London East (England) Black 1130 1090 36550 35620
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Outside London East (England) Mixed 420 395 39230 35620
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Outside London East (England) Other ethnicity 90 80 38860 35620
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Outside London East (England) Undeclared 215 195 37290 35620
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Outside London East (England) Unknown 185 175 38160 35090
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Outside London East (England) White 13510 12560 40020 36740
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Outside London East Midlands (England) Asian 2360 2180 34720 32140
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Outside London East Midlands (England) Black 1270 1220 34450 32140
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Outside London East Midlands (England) Mixed 445 415 36690 32140
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Outside London East Midlands (England) Other ethnicity 80 75 36470 32140
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Outside London East Midlands (England) Undeclared 200 185 36970 32140
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Outside London East Midlands (England) Unknown 180 170 38200 32280
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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.
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.
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).