Civil Service Statistics data browser (2026)

Data preview: All civil servants / Sexual_orientation / Sex / Region_ITL1 / Region_ITL3

Status Year Sexual_orientation Sex Region_ITL1 Region_ITL3 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Female East (England) Babergh and Mid Suffolk 80 70 41370 32140
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Female East (England) Bedford 390 355 36830 33560
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Female East (England) Breckland and South Norfolk 205 185 38240 33280
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Female East (England) Cambridgeshire CC 1250 1170 41190 37720
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Female East (England) Central Bedfordshire 155 145 38940 32140
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Female East (England) East Suffolk 555 490 37130 34780
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Female East (England) Essex Haven Gateway 410 370 38600 35620
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Female East (England) Essex Thames Gateway 680 615 35140 35620
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Female East (England) Heart of Essex 565 520 39180 35340
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Female East (England) Ipswich 465 415 35780 32140
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Female East (England) Luton 295 255 33980 32140
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Female East (England) North and East Hertfordshire 325 295 40960 35620
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Female East (England) North and West Norfolk 345 305 34950 32140
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Female East (England) Norwich and East Norfolk 865 760 36930 32140
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Female East (England) Peterborough 805 715 35520 31490
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Female East (England) South West Hertfordshire 885 825 44760 39930
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Female East (England) Southend-on-Sea 160 135 34690 35620
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Female East (England) Thurrock 130 120 39740 37710
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Female East (England) West Essex 270 240 42040 38900
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Female East (England) West Suffolk 590 550 36730 32140
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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.
Region_ITL3 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 3 divides into counties, unitary authorities, or districts in England (some grouped), groups of unitary authorities in Wales, groups of council areas in Scotland, groups of districts in Northern Ireland.
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).