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Status Year Function_of_post Sex Parent_department Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2021 Analysis Female Attorney General’s Departments [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Female Cabinet Office [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Female Chancellor’s other departments 70 60 64330 65470
In post 2021 Analysis Female Charity Commission [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Female Competition and Markets Authority 60 50 57500 56360
In post 2021 Analysis Female Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 120 120 43070 35640
In post 2021 Analysis Female Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 50 50 53780 59730
In post 2021 Analysis Female Department for Education 220 200 43850 42580
In post 2021 Analysis Female Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 260 240 32170 29270
In post 2021 Analysis Female Department for International Trade 100 100 41910 38160
In post 2021 Analysis Female Department for Transport 210 190 44920 42890
In post 2021 Analysis Female Department for Work and Pensions [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Female Department of Health and Social Care 150 130 52140 53360
In post 2021 Analysis Female ESTYN [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Female Food Standards Agency [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Female Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Female HM Land Registry [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Female HM Revenue and Customs 310 290 44340 38630
In post 2021 Analysis Female HM Treasury 50 50 57500 54170
In post 2021 Analysis Female Ministry of Defence 230 210 38680 37320
In post 2021 Analysis Female Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 80 70 46550 42980
In post 2021 Analysis Female Ministry of Justice 200 190 45030 40480
In post 2021 Analysis Female Office for Standards in Education 80 80 40340 35010
In post 2021 Analysis Female Office of Gas and Electricity Markets [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Female Office of Rail and Road [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Female Scottish Government [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Female UK Export Finance [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Female United Kingdom Statistics Authority 910 850 36230 33020
In post 2021 Analysis Female Wales Office [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Female Water Services Regulation Authority [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Female Welsh Government [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Male Attorney General’s Departments [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Male Cabinet Office [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Male Chancellor’s other departments 120 110 70090 59150
In post 2021 Analysis Male Charity Commission [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Male Competition and Markets Authority 80 80 62080 56630
In post 2021 Analysis Male Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 210 210 44140 38570
In post 2021 Analysis Male Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 90 90 51690 43280
In post 2021 Analysis Male Department for Education 190 190 44950 44430
In post 2021 Analysis Male Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 330 320 35700 30400
In post 2021 Analysis Male Department for International Trade 150 150 44020 40330
In post 2021 Analysis Male Department for Transport 280 270 42850 39770
In post 2021 Analysis Male Department for Work and Pensions [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Male Department of Health and Social Care 140 140 51970 53360
In post 2021 Analysis Male ESTYN [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Male Food Standards Agency [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Male Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 50 40 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Male HM Land Registry [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Male HM Revenue and Customs 380 380 44180 38630
In post 2021 Analysis Male HM Treasury 110 100 51590 52530
In post 2021 Analysis Male Ministry of Defence 430 410 41140 38500
In post 2021 Analysis Male Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 130 130 46350 46240
In post 2021 Analysis Male Ministry of Justice 210 210 45320 40830
In post 2021 Analysis Male Office for Standards in Education 70 70 39160 35010
In post 2021 Analysis Male Office of Gas and Electricity Markets 50 50 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Male Office of Rail and Road 30 30 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Male Scottish Government [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Male UK Export Finance [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Male United Kingdom Statistics Authority 750 740 38310 36030
In post 2021 Analysis Male Wales Office [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Male Water Services Regulation Authority [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Male Welsh Government [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Analysis Unknown United Kingdom Statistics Authority 40 30 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Female Attorney General’s Departments [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Female Cabinet Office 670 650 66570 62250
In post 2021 Commercial Female Chancellor’s other departments [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Female Charity Commission [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Female Competition and Markets Authority [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Female Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 130 130 40940 39270
In post 2021 Commercial Female Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Female Department for Education 110 100 40350 38000
In post 2021 Commercial Female Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 130 120 35650 35900
In post 2021 Commercial Female Department for International Trade [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Female Department for Transport 110 100 32720 31040
In post 2021 Commercial Female Department for Work and Pensions [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Female Department of Health and Social Care 130 130 45300 40650
In post 2021 Commercial Female ESTYN [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Female Food Standards Agency [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Female Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 110 110 39990 38500
In post 2021 Commercial Female HM Land Registry [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Female HM Revenue and Customs 80 70 34640 31960
In post 2021 Commercial Female HM Treasury [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Female Ministry of Defence 1010 960 34510 33300
In post 2021 Commercial Female Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Female Ministry of Justice 580 560 41610 37970
In post 2021 Commercial Female National Crime Agency [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Female Office for Standards in Education [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Female Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Female Office of Rail and Road [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Female Other Cabinet Office Agencies 190 180 33620 33340
In post 2021 Commercial Female Scottish Government 40 40 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Female The National Archives [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Female UK Export Finance 60 60 45420 44080
In post 2021 Commercial Female United Kingdom Statistics Authority [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Female Water Services Regulation Authority [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Male Attorney General’s Departments [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Male Cabinet Office 750 750 74230 65440
In post 2021 Commercial Male Chancellor’s other departments [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Male Charity Commission [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Commercial Male Competition and Markets 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.
Sex Self reported sex.
“Unknown” accounts for employees who were recorded with an unknown sex.
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.