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Status Year Parent_department Sex Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2021 Attorney General’s Departments Female 6380 5800 43720 43920
In post 2021 Attorney General’s Departments Male 3460 3380 47590 50500
In post 2021 Cabinet Office Female 5040 4890 44370 35590
In post 2021 Cabinet Office Male 4420 4380 49300 40600
In post 2021 Chancellor’s other departments Female 180 170 53350 47140
In post 2021 Chancellor’s other departments Male 230 220 62910 52250
In post 2021 Charity Commission Female 250 230 34360 29160
In post 2021 Charity Commission Male 190 180 35510 29550
In post 2021 Competition and Markets Authority Female 430 410 58550 55860
In post 2021 Competition and Markets Authority Male 410 400 62650 59140
In post 2021 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Female 6480 6080 39070 35120
In post 2021 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Male 6680 6540 43190 40050
In post 2021 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Female 960 930 48180 51730
In post 2021 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Male 820 810 50260 51730
In post 2021 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Department for Education Female 4640 4400 43120 38400
In post 2021 Department for Education Male 3290 3260 44760 40510
In post 2021 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Female 6190 5720 34880 30730
In post 2021 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Male 4850 4760 37450 33120
In post 2021 Department for International Trade Female 1270 1250 44620 38690
In post 2021 Department for International Trade Male 1420 1420 46910 41180
In post 2021 Department for Transport Female 7280 6400 30310 26470
In post 2021 Department for Transport Male 8700 8410 35080 30580
In post 2021 Department for Work and Pensions Female 60840 52460 27470 27570
In post 2021 Department for Work and Pensions Male 32690 31370 29220 27570
In post 2021 Department of Health and Social Care Female 7680 7090 43370 38220
In post 2021 Department of Health and Social Care Male 4070 3950 48700 41950
In post 2021 ESTYN Female 70 60 53760 63880
In post 2021 ESTYN Male 50 50 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Food Standards Agency Female 530 510 39290 37910
In post 2021 Food Standards Agency Male 780 760 35880 30810
In post 2021 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Female 4220 4080 46170 40420
In post 2021 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Male 4420 4370 48600 44880
In post 2021 HM Land Registry Female 3810 3360 30140 27130
In post 2021 HM Land Registry Male 2540 2410 32510 27130
In post 2021 HM Revenue and Customs Female 35050 30910 30180 25560
In post 2021 HM Revenue and Customs Male 31430 30180 32580 29570
In post 2021 HM Treasury Female 1300 1240 46020 42100
In post 2021 HM Treasury Male 1370 1360 50120 52500
In post 2021 Home Office Female 18320 16540 31370 27370
In post 2021 Home Office Male 17060 16340 32630 28060
In post 2021 Ministry of Defence Female 22810 21510 32230 28650
In post 2021 Ministry of Defence Male 34870 34280 35290 33300
In post 2021 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Female 1690 1600 44110 39690
In post 2021 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Male 1710 1660 46440 44180
In post 2021 Ministry of Justice Female 43430 39830 28690 25350
In post 2021 Ministry of Justice Male 35470 34130 30890 29120
In post 2021 National Crime Agency Female 2450 2340 37450 36410
In post 2021 National Crime Agency Male 3040 3010 42180 40170
In post 2021 Northern Ireland Office Female 90 90 42530 36800
In post 2021 Northern Ireland Office Male 70 70 45720 38870
In post 2021 Office for Standards in Education Female 1190 1130 48570 51360
In post 2021 Office for Standards in Education Male 590 590 50840 42850
In post 2021 Office of Gas and Electricity Markets Female 540 520 43060 37300
In post 2021 Office of Gas and Electricity Markets Male 640 640 46290 39550
In post 2021 Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation Female 150 150 43160 39250
In post 2021 Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation Male 110 100 48970 46660
In post 2021 Office of Rail and Road Female 140 130 49310 49580
In post 2021 Office of Rail and Road Male 190 190 57610 58450
In post 2021 Other Cabinet Office Agencies Female 500 470 38200 34800
In post 2021 Other Cabinet Office Agencies Male 500 500 42130 35760
In post 2021 Scotland Office Female 70 70 48330 48930
In post 2021 Scotland Office Male 40 40 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Scottish Government Female 11560 10750 36180 30650
In post 2021 Scottish Government Male 10670 10290 37010 33650
In post 2021 The National Archives Female 290 270 35110 32290
In post 2021 The National Archives Male 250 250 36130 34260
In post 2021 UK Export Finance Female 150 150 49040 43000
In post 2021 UK Export Finance Male 250 240 56280 50530
In post 2021 UK Supreme Court Female 30 30 [c] [c]
In post 2021 UK Supreme Court Male [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 United Kingdom Statistics Authority Female 3110 2730 31370 29540
In post 2021 United Kingdom Statistics Authority Male 2380 2170 33990 30130
In post 2021 United Kingdom Statistics Authority Unknown 50 50 35520 32540
In post 2021 Wales Office Female [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Wales Office Male [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Water Services Regulation Authority Female 130 120 55630 48850
In post 2021 Water Services Regulation Authority Male 120 120 56660 51630
In post 2021 Welsh Government Female 3420 3160 39810 37410
In post 2021 Welsh Government Male 2360 2300 42840 37410
In post 2022 Attorney General’s Departments Female 6690 6100 43670 43920
In post 2022 Attorney General’s Departments Male 3520 3440 47690 50500
In post 2022 Cabinet Office Female 5900 5730 44400 37300
In post 2022 Cabinet Office Male 5150 5110 49560 41250
In post 2022 Chancellor’s other departments Female 180 170 54640 48120
In post 2022 Chancellor’s other departments Male 240 230 62090 54100
In post 2022 Chancellor’s other departments Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2022 Charity Commission Female 290 270 34020 29160
In post 2022 Charity Commission Male 180 180 33970 29160
In post 2022 Competition and Markets Authority Female 430 410 58420 55860
In post 2022 Competition and Markets Authority Male 430 420 64140 59450
In post 2022 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Female 7020 6600 39640 36740
In post 2022 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Male 7060 6910 43430 40050
In post 2022 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Female 1100 1070 46410 46980
In post 2022 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Male 910 910 47640 51730
In post 2022 Department for Education Female 5180 4910 42840 37690
In post 2022 Department for Education Male 3520 3490 44620 40510
In post 2022 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Female 7220 6710 34800 30730
In post 2022 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Male 5570 5450 37080 33110
In post 2022 Department for International Trade Female 1390 1370 45340 40600
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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.
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.