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Status Year Profession_of_post Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2021 Commercial 5360 5170 40420 37420
In post 2021 Communications 3960 3830 41550 38540
In post 2021 Corporate Finance 170 160 47800 46080
In post 2021 Counter Fraud 890 850 38100 35240
In post 2021 Digital, Data and Technology 13290 12950 41770 38630
In post 2021 Economics 2160 2120 47120 43300
In post 2021 Finance 9160 8720 40350 36780
In post 2021 Human Resources 7860 7460 38650 33860
In post 2021 Inspector of Education and Training 860 840 66460 74730
In post 2021 Intelligence Analysis 3400 3260 35140 31510
In post 2021 Internal Audit 780 740 45800 42810
In post 2021 International Trade 1470 1450 46910 40920
In post 2021 Knowledge and Information Management 2390 2280 36810 33340
In post 2021 Legal 12150 11360 48080 49710
In post 2021 Medicine 2500 2240 56290 41720
In post 2021 Operational Delivery 176110 162020 28680 25830
In post 2021 Operational Research 1190 1150 44250 42490
In post 2021 Other 22670 21770 31860 26930
In post 2021 Planning 200 190 45970 40720
In post 2021 Planning Inspectors 340 300 57920 58810
In post 2021 Policy 29090 28290 47390 43050
In post 2021 Project Delivery 16020 15540 42450 39040
In post 2021 Property 6960 6660 36360 33300
In post 2021 Psychology 1420 1350 35680 31180
In post 2021 Science and Engineering 14090 13520 38760 37320
In post 2021 Security 8310 8150 31490 27760
In post 2021 Social Research 1160 1110 42620 40020
In post 2021 Statistics 2040 1960 43260 39440
In post 2021 Tax 17800 16800 33340 31810
In post 2021 Unknown 120640 110150 30900 27570
In post 2021 Veterinarian 450 430 45960 44610
In post 2022 Commercial 6200 5970 39900 37270
In post 2022 Communications 4170 4030 42420 38820
In post 2022 Corporate Finance 150 140 48830 45830
In post 2022 Counter Fraud 6590 5930 29220 27570
In post 2022 Digital, Data and Technology 20010 19500 42110 38550
In post 2022 Economics 2090 2050 47520 43950
In post 2022 Finance 12320 11850 40450 36500
In post 2022 Geography 490 460 31420 33000
In post 2022 Human Resources 9610 9140 38940 34630
In post 2022 Inspector of Education and Training 940 910 65670 70500
In post 2022 Intelligence Analysis 3240 3100 33870 30820
In post 2022 Internal Audit 780 740 46120 43250
In post 2022 International Trade 1640 1620 47260 43820
In post 2022 Knowledge and Information Management 2380 2280 35540 32670
In post 2022 Legal 12680 11870 48870 49710
In post 2022 Medicine 2510 2230 55730 45840
In post 2022 Operational Delivery 255000 233400 28710 27130
In post 2022 Operational Research 1140 1090 45060 43950
In post 2022 Other 30380 28810 30790 27570
In post 2022 Planning 230 220 44610 40720
In post 2022 Planning Inspectors 380 330 56300 58810
In post 2022 Policy 32960 32020 47330 43300
In post 2022 Project Delivery 15890 15270 43470 40520
In post 2022 Property 7600 7280 38000 33380
In post 2022 Psychology 1520 1460 35760 31180
In post 2022 Science and Engineering 13950 13430 39220 38070
In post 2022 Security 9280 9080 32430 29670
In post 2022 Social Research 1330 1270 42430 38340
In post 2022 Statistics 2400 2320 43740 39850
In post 2022 Tax 19600 18630 35190 33370
In post 2022 Unknown 32240 31260 41860 34710
In post 2022 Veterinarian 420 400 44200 39910
Leaver CS 2021 Commercial 190 180 39180 36780
Leaver CS 2021 Communications 230 220 36940 33300
Leaver CS 2021 Corporate Finance [c] [c] [c] [c]
Leaver CS 2021 Counter Fraud 30 30 [c] [c]
Leaver CS 2021 Digital, Data and Technology 460 440 41930 38000
Leaver CS 2021 Economics 110 110 34070 25030
Leaver CS 2021 Finance 260 240 42300 37590
Leaver CS 2021 Human Resources 310 290 38520 33560
Leaver CS 2021 Inspector of Education and Training 80 70 67790 75500
Leaver CS 2021 Intelligence Analysis 80 70 35470 32430
Leaver CS 2021 Internal Audit 30 30 [c] [c]
Leaver CS 2021 International Trade 50 50 [c] [c]
Leaver CS 2021 Knowledge and Information Management 110 100 34820 31570
Leaver CS 2021 Legal 410 350 53190 54810
Leaver CS 2021 Medicine 260 220 53470 38890
Leaver CS 2021 Operational Delivery 8260 7360 27860 22720
Leaver CS 2021 Operational Research 50 50 [c] [c]
Leaver CS 2021 Other 1470 1410 30290 26930
Leaver CS 2021 Planning [c] [c] [c] [c]
Leaver CS 2021 Planning Inspectors [c] [c] [c] [c]
Leaver CS 2021 Policy 830 790 45610 40180
Leaver CS 2021 Project Delivery 450 430 41160 37920
Leaver CS 2021 Property 430 380 32780 28950
Leaver CS 2021 Psychology 110 90 [c] [c]
Leaver CS 2021 Science and Engineering 810 750 32700 29700
Leaver CS 2021 Security 400 390 30430 26750
Leaver CS 2021 Social Research 40 40 [c] [c]
Leaver CS 2021 Statistics 50 50 34970 29540
Leaver CS 2021 Unknown 12260 10240 29920 27240
Leaver CS 2021 Veterinarian [c] [c] [c] [c]
Leaver CS 2022 Commercial 410 330 38850 36500
Leaver CS 2022 Communications 370 320 39260 36810
Leaver CS 2022 Corporate Finance [c] [c] [c] [c]
Leaver CS 2022 Counter Fraud 280 220 28750 27570
Leaver CS 2022 Digital, Data and Technology 1380 1290 41430 38070
Leaver CS 2022 Economics 190 170 36480 33400
Leaver CS 2022 Finance 660 560 39160 33310
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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).
Profession_of_post Professions relate to the post occupied by the person and are not dependent on qualifications the individual may have.
Cabinet Office (excl agencies) reported profession information for only 60 out of a total 9,930 employees.
Of the 20 bodies under the Scottish Government, 16 did not report any professions 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.