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Status Year Responsibility_level Region_ITL1 Region_ITL2 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2021 AA/AO East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3790 3440 22100 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO East Midlands (England) Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2910 2610 21930 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO East Midlands (England) Lincolnshire 1290 1210 22240 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO East of England Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1260 1180 24420 22910
In post 2021 AA/AO East of England East Anglia 4960 4550 23370 21430
In post 2021 AA/AO East of England Essex 1610 1460 23720 21780
In post 2021 AA/AO London Inner London - East 2720 2510 25920 25110
In post 2021 AA/AO London Inner London - West 4490 4270 25560 24490
In post 2021 AA/AO London Outer London - East and North East 1420 1320 26600 25110
In post 2021 AA/AO London Outer London - South 2010 1830 24210 25110
In post 2021 AA/AO London Outer London - West and North West 2060 1890 25600 25110
In post 2021 AA/AO North East (England) Northumberland and Tyne and Wear 9000 7580 20710 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO North East (England) Tees Valley and Durham 4680 4150 22940 21430
In post 2021 AA/AO North West (England) Cheshire 1210 1110 23160 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO North West (England) Cumbria 930 820 21950 21050
In post 2021 AA/AO North West (England) Greater Manchester 5710 5160 21290 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO North West (England) Lancashire 6100 5420 21870 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO North West (England) Merseyside 7170 6280 21110 21020
In post 2021 AA/AO Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 1690 1560 20770 20310
In post 2021 AA/AO Overseas Overseas 50 50 22460 23000
In post 2021 AA/AO Scotland Eastern Scotland 6250 5780 22020 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO Scotland Highlands and Islands 840 780 22340 21130
In post 2021 AA/AO Scotland North Eastern Scotland 550 500 25300 22230
In post 2021 AA/AO Scotland Southern Scotland 2230 1930 21410 20850
In post 2021 AA/AO Scotland West Central Scotland 6990 6260 22140 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3580 3420 25570 23270
In post 2021 AA/AO South East (England) Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4670 4000 22100 20920
In post 2021 AA/AO South East (England) Kent 2980 2800 25050 24180
In post 2021 AA/AO South East (England) Surrey, East and West Sussex 2930 2670 24380 21710
In post 2021 AA/AO South West (England) Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 710 640 20860 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO South West (England) Devon 3090 2760 22350 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO South West (England) Dorset and Somerset 1720 1600 22430 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bath/Bristol area 3870 3590 22140 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO Unknown Unknown 240 220 22240 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO Wales East Wales 5730 5180 21420 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO Wales West Wales and The Valleys 7190 6230 21090 21590
In post 2021 AA/AO West Midlands (England) Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1820 1700 23150 21050
In post 2021 AA/AO West Midlands (England) Shropshire and Staffordshire 3250 2990 22660 21130
In post 2021 AA/AO West Midlands (England) West Midlands 5280 4680 20910 20650
In post 2021 AA/AO Yorkshire and The Humber East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2130 1920 23920 21950
In post 2021 AA/AO Yorkshire and The Humber North Yorkshire 1380 1300 22450 20920
In post 2021 AA/AO Yorkshire and The Humber South Yorkshire 3090 2730 22010 21430
In post 2021 AA/AO Yorkshire and The Humber West Yorkshire 5070 4540 22010 21010
In post 2021 EO East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3550 3260 26740 27380
In post 2021 EO East Midlands (England) Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1820 1690 27320 27570
In post 2021 EO East Midlands (England) Lincolnshire 750 700 27810 27570
In post 2021 EO East of England Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1610 1480 29030 29290
In post 2021 EO East of England East Anglia 3290 3040 27520 27570
In post 2021 EO East of England Essex 2280 2080 28700 29290
In post 2021 EO London Inner London - East 4470 4250 30800 31060
In post 2021 EO London Inner London - West 7880 7650 29290 29180
In post 2021 EO London Outer London - East and North East 1720 1590 31230 31060
In post 2021 EO London Outer London - South 3220 3030 29970 29570
In post 2021 EO London Outer London - West and North West 4020 3680 29930 30410
In post 2021 EO North East (England) Northumberland and Tyne and Wear 5540 5040 26510 27370
In post 2021 EO North East (England) Tees Valley and Durham 2370 2140 27520 27570
In post 2021 EO North West (England) Cheshire 1430 1370 29550 27570
In post 2021 EO North West (England) Cumbria 580 520 26150 26330
In post 2021 EO North West (England) Greater Manchester 5800 5450 26560 27280
In post 2021 EO North West (England) Lancashire 4380 3970 27480 27570
In post 2021 EO North West (England) Merseyside 6190 5640 26260 26160
In post 2021 EO Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 980 920 26560 25560
In post 2021 EO Overseas Overseas 280 270 28020 27370
In post 2021 EO Scotland Eastern Scotland 5190 4850 28820 27570
In post 2021 EO Scotland Highlands and Islands 680 640 28850 27570
In post 2021 EO Scotland North Eastern Scotland 600 560 29290 27570
In post 2021 EO Scotland Southern Scotland 1900 1700 26890 27570
In post 2021 EO Scotland West Central Scotland 5190 4800 27960 27570
In post 2021 EO South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2410 2290 29280 27900
In post 2021 EO South East (England) Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3740 3510 26990 26700
In post 2021 EO South East (England) Kent 3580 3300 28340 27370
In post 2021 EO South East (England) Surrey, East and West Sussex 3000 2700 28230 27570
In post 2021 EO South West (England) Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 620 570 27220 27570
In post 2021 EO South West (England) Devon 2350 2140 27020 27570
In post 2021 EO South West (England) Dorset and Somerset 1620 1470 27360 27570
In post 2021 EO South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bath/Bristol area 5990 5590 25950 26670
In post 2021 EO Unknown Unknown 590 550 28030 27570
In post 2021 EO Wales East Wales 5510 5140 26710 27170
In post 2021 EO Wales West Wales and The Valleys 3920 3590 27360 27570
In post 2021 EO West Midlands (England) Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1090 1020 27130 27570
In post 2021 EO West Midlands (England) Shropshire and Staffordshire 2470 2290 27630 27570
In post 2021 EO West Midlands (England) West Midlands 5800 5310 26790 27570
In post 2021 EO Yorkshire and The Humber East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1660 1530 27750 27570
In post 2021 EO Yorkshire and The Humber North Yorkshire 1040 980 27370 26750
In post 2021 EO Yorkshire and The Humber South Yorkshire 2740 2460 27020 27570
In post 2021 EO Yorkshire and The Humber West Yorkshire 5080 4690 26910 27570
In post 2021 G6/G7 East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1140 1090 57230 53170
In post 2021 G6/G7 East Midlands (England) Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 200 190 58410 55610
In post 2021 G6/G7 East Midlands (England) Lincolnshire 80 70 59080 55270
In post 2021 G6/G7 East of England Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 330 310 60350 59730
In post 2021 G6/G7 East of England East Anglia 730 700 58460 54990
In post 2021 G6/G7 East of England Essex 290 280 58860 53360
In post 2021 G6/G7 London Inner London - East 3760 3620 61740 59160
In post 2021 G6/G7 London Inner London - West 21700 20990 60110 58030
In post 2021 G6/G7 London Outer London - East and North East [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 G6/G7 London Outer London - South 1590 1540 63460 61030
In post 2021 G6/G7 London Outer London - West and North West 560 540 59290 57680
In post 2021 G6/G7 North East (England) Northumberland and Tyne and Wear 1670 1620 54480 52580
In post 2021 G6/G7 North East (England) Tees Valley and Durham 360 350 56270 52280
In post 2021 G6/G7 North West (England) Cheshire 210 200 57000 55740
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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).
Responsibility_level With the exception of the Senior Civil Service level, government departments have delegated pay and grading. For statistical purposes departments are asked to map their grades to a common framework by responsibility level.
This table shows staff in their substantive responsibility level unless on temporary promotion in which case staff are recorded at the higher responsibility level.
Region_ITL1 Workplace postcode data are used to derive geographical information using the International Territorial Level (ITL) classification standard.
Following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, a new UK-managed international statistical geography - International Territorial Levels (ITL) - was introduced from 1st January 2021, replacing the former NUTS classification. They align with international standards, enabling comparability both over time and internationally. To ensure continued alignment, the ITLs mirror the NUTS system. They also follow a similar review timetable - every three years.
ITL 1 divides into Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the 9 statistical regions of England.
Region_ITL2 Workplace postcode data are used to derive geographical information using the International Territorial Level (ITL) classification standard.
Following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, a new UK-managed international statistical geography - International Territorial Levels (ITL) - was introduced from 1st January 2021, replacing the former NUTS classification. They align with international standards, enabling comparability both over time and internationally. To ensure continued alignment, the ITLs mirror the NUTS system. They also follow a similar review timetable - every three years.
ITL 2 divides into Northern Ireland, counties in England (most grouped), groups of districts in Greater London, groups of unitary authorities in Wales, groups of council areas in Scotland.
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.