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Status Year Function_of_post Parent_department Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2021 Analysis Attorney General’s Departments [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Cabinet Office [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Chancellor’s other departments 180 170 68040 65470
In post 2021 Analysis Charity Commission [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Competition and Markets Authority 130 130 60200 56360
In post 2021 Analysis Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 330 320 43760 37820
In post 2021 Analysis Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 140 140 52490 49720
In post 2021 Analysis Department for Education 410 390 44360 42920
In post 2021 Analysis Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 590 560 34170 30220
In post 2021 Analysis Department for International Trade 250 250 43170 38540
In post 2021 Analysis Department for Transport 490 470 43730 42470
In post 2021 Analysis Department for Work and Pensions 40 30 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Department of Health and Social Care 290 280 52060 53360
In post 2021 Analysis ESTYN [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Food Standards Agency 30 30 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 70 70 57670 58370
In post 2021 Analysis HM Land Registry [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis HM Revenue and Customs 690 660 44250 38630
In post 2021 Analysis HM Treasury 160 150 53520 52840
In post 2021 Analysis Ministry of Defence 650 630 40280 37360
In post 2021 Analysis Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 210 200 46420 43400
In post 2021 Analysis Ministry of Justice 410 400 45180 40480
In post 2021 Analysis Office for Standards in Education 150 150 39800 35010
In post 2021 Analysis Office of Gas and Electricity Markets 70 70 54970 52390
In post 2021 Analysis Office of Rail and Road 50 50 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Scottish Government [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis UK Export Finance [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis United Kingdom Statistics Authority 1700 1630 37100 35390
In post 2021 Analysis Wales Office [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Water Services Regulation Authority 40 30 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Welsh Government [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Attorney General’s Departments [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Cabinet Office 1420 1390 70640 64500
In post 2021 Commercial Chancellor’s other departments [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Charity Commission [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Competition and Markets Authority [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 250 240 43130 41870
In post 2021 Commercial Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Department for Education 200 200 40580 38000
In post 2021 Commercial Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 210 200 37720 36970
In post 2021 Commercial Department for International Trade [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Department for Transport 210 190 33760 31300
In post 2021 Commercial Department for Work and Pensions 50 40 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Department of Health and Social Care 240 230 47480 40650
In post 2021 Commercial ESTYN [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Food Standards Agency [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 190 180 41740 39630
In post 2021 Commercial HM Land Registry [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial HM Revenue and Customs 140 140 36810 35000
In post 2021 Commercial HM Treasury [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Ministry of Defence 2080 2010 36730 34490
In post 2021 Commercial Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Ministry of Justice 1050 1020 44220 41100
In post 2021 Commercial National Crime Agency [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Office for Standards in Education [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Office of Rail and Road [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Other Cabinet Office Agencies 370 360 34050 34800
In post 2021 Commercial Scottish Government 100 100 31960 25870
In post 2021 Commercial The National Archives 40 40 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial UK Export Finance 190 190 53960 49790
In post 2021 Commercial United Kingdom Statistics Authority 30 30 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Water Services Regulation Authority [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications Attorney General’s Departments 90 90 43010 39750
In post 2021 Communications Cabinet Office 340 340 47060 42150
In post 2021 Communications Chancellor’s other departments [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications Charity Commission 30 30 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications Competition and Markets Authority 40 30 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 230 220 43730 39820
In post 2021 Communications Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 40 40 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications Department for Education 330 320 39370 36780
In post 2021 Communications Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 380 350 37820 36560
In post 2021 Communications Department for International Trade 100 100 42660 38540
In post 2021 Communications Department for Transport 300 290 37770 34710
In post 2021 Communications Department for Work and Pensions 30 30 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications Department of Health and Social Care 310 300 44020 40650
In post 2021 Communications ESTYN [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications Food Standards Agency 40 40 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 150 140 47860 44620
In post 2021 Communications HM Land Registry 30 30 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications HM Revenue and Customs 4180 4020 29300 25560
In post 2021 Communications HM Treasury 50 40 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications Ministry of Defence 870 840 32410 29200
In post 2021 Communications Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 110 110 41320 34920
In post 2021 Communications Ministry of Justice 160 150 44100 39870
In post 2021 Communications National Crime Agency 30 30 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications Northern Ireland Office [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications Office for Standards in Education 40 30 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications Office of Gas and Electricity Markets 40 40 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications Office of Rail and Road [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications Other Cabinet Office Agencies [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications Scotland Office [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications Scottish Government 50 50 38750 36780
In post 2021 Communications The National Archives [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications UK Export Finance 40 40 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications UK Supreme Court [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications United Kingdom Statistics Authority 90 80 37320 36030
In post 2021 Communications Wales Office [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Communications Water Services Regulation Authority [c] [c] [c] [c]
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Notes: Summary figures are suppressed when information relates to less than 30 civil servants for FTE or Headcount, and less than 50 civil servants for median and mean salary (shown as [c]). Additionally, zero responses have been suppressed for GPDR protected characteristics. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10, or £10 as appropriate.

Data source: All figures are aggregated from the Cabinet Office Annual Civil Service Employment Survey collection.

Version: Generated on 2022-07-26, with GIT 03ee02c.

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.
Organisation specific notes on status: In late June 2021 around 7,000 employees from Community Rehabilitation Companies were transferred in from the private sector to HM Prison and Probation Service, counting as entrants. The Defence Electronics and Components Agency does not record the date in which their employees first enter the Civil Service and so entrants data is not available. HM Land Registry do not record where their departing employees transfer to and so are unable to identify those that transfer to another Civil Service department.
Year Year of data collection (as at March 31st).
Parent_department Government Department, total figures include Executive Agencies, Ministerial and Non-Ministerial Departments.
On 30 September 2021, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government changed it’s name to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Function_of_post Functions relate to the post occupied by the person and are not dependent on qualifications the individual may have.
Home Office, Welsh Government and Royal Fleet Auxiliary did not report any functions information for their employees.
Of the 20 bodies under the Scottish Government, 16 did not report any functions information for their employees.
Headcount Total number of civil servants (rounded to nearest 10).
FTE Total full-time equivalent employment numbers (rounded to nearest 10).
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.
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.