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Status Year Parent_department Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2021 Attorney General’s Departments 9840 9170 45080 48080
In post 2021 Cabinet Office 9460 9280 46670 38230
In post 2021 Chancellor’s other departments 410 390 58670 49690
In post 2021 Charity Commission 440 420 34850 29160
In post 2021 Competition and Markets Authority 840 820 60550 56360
In post 2021 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 13160 12630 41160 39490
In post 2021 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1780 1750 49140 51730
In post 2021 Department for Education 7930 7660 43800 40230
In post 2021 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 11040 10470 36010 32560
In post 2021 Department for International Trade 2690 2660 45830 39930
In post 2021 Department for Transport 15970 14810 32910 26780
In post 2021 Department for Work and Pensions 93530 83830 28080 27570
In post 2021 Department of Health and Social Care 11760 11040 45220 40070
In post 2021 ESTYN 110 100 58000 74730
In post 2021 Food Standards Agency 1310 1280 37260 32830
In post 2021 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 8640 8450 47410 42760
In post 2021 HM Land Registry 6350 5770 31090 27130
In post 2021 HM Revenue and Customs 66480 61090 31310 27400
In post 2021 HM Treasury 2670 2600 48130 48780
In post 2021 Home Office 35370 32870 31970 27370
In post 2021 Ministry of Defence 57680 55790 34080 32670
In post 2021 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 3400 3260 45280 41350
In post 2021 Ministry of Justice 78890 73960 29680 26810
In post 2021 National Crime Agency 5480 5350 40070 37560
In post 2021 Northern Ireland Office 160 160 43930 37690
In post 2021 Office for Standards in Education 1780 1710 49320 51360
In post 2021 Office of Gas and Electricity Markets 1180 1160 44810 38550
In post 2021 Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation 260 250 45520 40580
In post 2021 Office of Rail and Road 330 320 54170 55210
In post 2021 Other Cabinet Office Agencies 1000 970 40180 35420
In post 2021 Scotland Office 120 110 47990 46600
In post 2021 Scottish Government 22230 21040 36580 33620
In post 2021 The National Archives 540 520 35580 33330
In post 2021 UK Export Finance 400 390 53500 48830
In post 2021 UK Supreme Court 60 50 38600 35150
In post 2021 United Kingdom Statistics Authority 5550 4960 32530 29540
In post 2021 Wales Office 40 40 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Water Services Regulation Authority 250 240 56120 50170
In post 2021 Welsh Government 5780 5460 41050 37410
In post 2022 Attorney General’s Departments 10210 9530 45050 48080
In post 2022 Cabinet Office 11050 10840 46800 40580
In post 2022 Chancellor’s other departments 420 410 58830 50000
In post 2022 Charity Commission 470 440 34000 29160
In post 2022 Competition and Markets Authority 860 830 61280 57000
In post 2022 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 14080 13500 41540 39650
In post 2022 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2010 1980 46970 51730
In post 2022 Department for Education 8700 8390 43560 40230
In post 2022 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 12780 12160 35790 32560
In post 2022 Department for International Trade 2880 2850 46590 42310
In post 2022 Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 4160 4000 45140 40720
In post 2022 Department for Transport 16390 15250 33220 26840
In post 2022 Department for Work and Pensions 94160 84660 28510 27570
In post 2022 Department of Health and Social Care 11810 11190 45200 40470
In post 2022 Estyn 110 110 59220 75480
In post 2022 Food Standards Agency 1460 1420 37600 32830
In post 2022 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 8240 8060 47890 44030
In post 2022 HM Land Registry 6630 6040 31310 27130
In post 2022 HM Revenue and Customs 71370 66330 33400 30750
In post 2022 HM Treasury 2770 2690 48300 49200
In post 2022 Home Office 36540 34230 32660 28650
In post 2022 Ministry of Defence 57830 55900 34720 33000
In post 2022 Ministry of Justice 86900 81480 30460 27960
In post 2022 National Crime Agency 5550 5400 40690 37860
In post 2022 Northern Ireland Office 180 180 46380 41750
In post 2022 Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills 1830 1760 50310 51360
In post 2022 Office of Gas and Electricity Markets 1350 1330 43480 37120
In post 2022 Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation 290 280 44640 40190
In post 2022 Office of Rail and Road 350 340 54060 54890
In post 2022 Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland 120 110 48480 47490
In post 2022 Office of the Secretary of State for Wales 50 40 [c] [c]
In post 2022 Scottish Government 25330 24090 37340 33070
In post 2022 The National Archives 580 550 35710 33500
In post 2022 UK Export Finance 500 490 52780 48000
In post 2022 UK Statistics Authority 5880 5270 33790 30710
In post 2022 UK Supreme Court 50 50 38660 31960
In post 2022 Water Services Regulation Authority 260 250 54620 48720
In post 2022 Welsh Government 5970 5640 41950 38160
Leaver CS 2021 Attorney General’s Departments 410 370 47290 51250
Leaver CS 2021 Cabinet Office 380 370 47670 36000
Leaver CS 2021 Chancellor’s other departments 40 30 [c] [c]
Leaver CS 2021 Charity Commission 30 30 [c] [c]
Leaver CS 2021 Competition and Markets Authority 80 80 53210 46510
Leaver CS 2021 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 500 470 40200 33570
Leaver CS 2021 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 80 80 [c] [c]
Leaver CS 2021 Department for Education 360 340 43340 38910
Leaver CS 2021 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 550 520 33460 27830
Leaver CS 2021 Department for International Trade 150 140 38160 32000
Leaver CS 2021 Department for Transport 720 610 30060 26380
Leaver CS 2021 Department for Work and Pensions 4520 3840 26920 26890
Leaver CS 2021 Department of Health and Social Care 1030 770 41160 34530
Leaver CS 2021 ESTYN [c] [c] [c] [c]
Leaver CS 2021 Food Standards Agency 50 50 37120 35010
Leaver CS 2021 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 280 150 44340 40640
Leaver CS 2021 HM Land Registry 270 220 31660 27130
Leaver CS 2021 HM Revenue and Customs 5700 4790 29810 25900
Leaver CS 2021 HM Treasury 130 120 [c] [c]
Leaver CS 2021 Home Office 1330 1160 30350 25990
Leaver CS 2021 Ministry of Defence 3220 3040 32170 29200
Leaver CS 2021 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 150 140 41890 39600
Leaver CS 2021 Ministry of Justice 5870 5310 26100 20770
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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.
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.