Civil Service Statistics data browser (2026)

Data preview: All civil servants / Sexual_orientation / Region_london / Region_ITL2

Explore further: Parent_department, Organisation, Responsibility_level_grouped, Responsibility_level_ungrouped, Region_ITL1, Region_ITL3, Profession_of_post, Function_of_post, Sex, Ethnicity, Disability, Age

Status	Year	Sexual_orientation	Region_london	Region_ITL2	Headcount	FTE	Mean_salary	Median_salary
In post	2026	Heterosexual / straight	London	Inner London - East	14615	13925	51410	44980
In post	2026	Heterosexual / straight	London	Inner London - West	36065	34930	59000	59230
In post	2026	Heterosexual / straight	London	Outer London - East and North East	3285	3030	38980	37020
In post	2026	Heterosexual / straight	London	Outer London - South	8955	8460	47480	43130
In post	2026	Heterosexual / straight	London	Outer London - West and North West	6880	6455	43440	40930
In post	2026	Heterosexual / straight	Outside London	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire	3595	3375	41360	37020
In post	2026	Heterosexual / straight	Outside London	Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire	6970	6610	41640	38410
In post	2026	Heterosexual / straight	Outside London	Cambridgeshire and Peterborough	3825	3570	40570	37140
In post	2026	Heterosexual / straight	Outside London	Cheshire	3320	3110	42300	39060
In post	2026	Heterosexual / straight	Outside London	Cornwall and Isles of Scilly	1465	1325	35250	32140
In post	2026	Heterosexual / straight	Outside London	Cumbria	1820	1670	36540	31990
In post	2026	Heterosexual / straight	Outside London	Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire	10655	9930	40180	36080
In post	2026	Heterosexual / straight	Outside London	Devon	7370	6785	41060	37170
In post	2026	Heterosexual / straight	Outside London	East Central Scotland	11040	10470	49440	43930
In post	2026	Heterosexual / straight	Outside London	East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire	4105	3785	36410	32430
In post	2026	Heterosexual / straight	Outside London	Eastern Scotland	3320	3120	38350	34890
In post	2026	Heterosexual / straight	Outside London	Essex	3610	3345	39120	35620
In post	2026	Heterosexual / straight	Outside London	Gloucestershire and Wiltshire	7200	6835	44770	39850
In post	2026	Heterosexual / straight	Outside London	Greater Manchester	17625	16680	41560	37800
In post	2026	Heterosexual / straight	Outside London	Hampshire and Isle of Wight	11435	10600	41850	37910
Note:
Data has been truncated to 20 rows, please download the data to view the remaining rows

Download the data

About: The Civil Service Statistics data browser is a pilot project by Cabinet Office to provide access to more detailed data on the Civil Service workforce from the Annual Civil Service Employment Survey. We welcome feedback or comments on this project, which can be addressed to civilservicestatistics@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

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_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.
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).