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Status Year Responsibility_level Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2021 AA/AO East Midlands (England) 8000 7260 22060 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO East of England 7830 7190 23610 21500
In post 2021 AA/AO London 12710 11810 25550 25110
In post 2021 AA/AO North East (England) 13680 11730 21470 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO North West (England) 21110 18790 21530 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO Northern Ireland 1690 1560 20770 20310
In post 2021 AA/AO Overseas 50 50 22460 23000
In post 2021 AA/AO Scotland 16850 15250 22110 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO South East (England) 14160 12880 24070 21580
In post 2021 AA/AO South West (England) 9400 8590 22160 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO Unknown 240 220 22240 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO Wales 12930 11410 21230 21050
In post 2021 AA/AO West Midlands (England) 10350 9370 21860 21010
In post 2021 AA/AO Yorkshire and The Humber 11670 10490 22410 21010
In post 2021 EO East Midlands (England) 6120 5650 27050 27570
In post 2021 EO East of England 7170 6600 28230 27570
In post 2021 EO London 21300 20200 29990 30110
In post 2021 EO North East (England) 7910 7180 26810 27570
In post 2021 EO North West (England) 18380 16950 26900 27570
In post 2021 EO Northern Ireland 980 920 26560 25560
In post 2021 EO Overseas 280 270 28020 27370
In post 2021 EO Scotland 13560 12550 28240 27570
In post 2021 EO South East (England) 12740 11800 28090 27570
In post 2021 EO South West (England) 10580 9770 26480 27130
In post 2021 EO Unknown 590 550 28030 27570
In post 2021 EO Wales 9420 8730 26980 27570
In post 2021 EO West Midlands (England) 9360 8620 27050 27570
In post 2021 EO Yorkshire and The Humber 10510 9650 27120 27570
In post 2021 G6/G7 East Midlands (England) 1420 1350 57500 53430
In post 2021 G6/G7 East of England 1340 1290 59010 55430
In post 2021 G6/G7 London 27640 26720 60520 58910
In post 2021 G6/G7 North East (England) 2040 1980 54800 52580
In post 2021 G6/G7 North West (England) 4570 4410 56330 52630
In post 2021 G6/G7 Northern Ireland 240 230 55880 52580
In post 2021 G6/G7 Overseas 1340 1330 59920 58030
In post 2021 G6/G7 Scotland 4650 4460 60860 61010
In post 2021 G6/G7 South East (England) 3380 3230 57210 54540
In post 2021 G6/G7 South West (England) 6200 5940 56070 54540
In post 2021 G6/G7 Unknown 200 190 57540 54700
In post 2021 G6/G7 Wales 3220 3090 58660 58160
In post 2021 G6/G7 West Midlands (England) 2370 2280 57000 52790
In post 2021 G6/G7 Yorkshire and The Humber 3850 3690 56310 52770
In post 2021 SCS East Midlands (England) 90 90 90340 83850
In post 2021 SCS East of England 120 120 95730 94000
In post 2021 SCS London 4700 4520 90940 81900
In post 2021 SCS North East (England) 120 120 87070 78050
In post 2021 SCS North West (England) 290 280 87150 80250
In post 2021 SCS Northern Ireland [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 SCS Overseas 290 290 85970 77460
In post 2021 SCS Scotland 330 320 88180 83230
In post 2021 SCS South East (England) 190 180 91620 89850
In post 2021 SCS South West (England) 340 330 96180 91000
In post 2021 SCS Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 SCS Wales 300 300 87460 79870
In post 2021 SCS West Midlands (England) 210 200 96130 88360
In post 2021 SCS Yorkshire and The Humber 280 270 85540 77850
In post 2021 SEO/HEO East Midlands (England) 4750 4510 35850 33840
In post 2021 SEO/HEO East of England 5090 4850 36740 35310
In post 2021 SEO/HEO London 33940 33160 38310 37560
In post 2021 SEO/HEO North East (England) 6160 5830 34770 32960
In post 2021 SEO/HEO North West (England) 12980 12390 35170 33520
In post 2021 SEO/HEO Northern Ireland 900 870 34840 32060
In post 2021 SEO/HEO Overseas 1550 1540 39920 36960
In post 2021 SEO/HEO Scotland 12100 11530 37910 35810
In post 2021 SEO/HEO South East (England) 9790 9370 36670 35530
In post 2021 SEO/HEO South West (England) 16170 15450 36300 35900
In post 2021 SEO/HEO Unknown 760 750 34170 32000
In post 2021 SEO/HEO Wales 9120 8690 36900 37020
In post 2021 SEO/HEO West Midlands (England) 6800 6510 35950 34290
In post 2021 SEO/HEO Yorkshire and The Humber 8960 8510 35210 34090
In post 2021 Unknown East Midlands (England) 1000 920 29910 30210
In post 2021 Unknown East of England 1030 950 28690 28200
In post 2021 Unknown London 1650 1590 33840 33370
In post 2021 Unknown North East (England) 710 660 29380 28200
In post 2021 Unknown North West (England) 2030 1890 30610 30210
In post 2021 Unknown Northern Ireland [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Unknown Overseas 260 250 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Unknown Scotland 120 110 40140 41170
In post 2021 Unknown South East (England) 1520 1400 30530 30210
In post 2021 Unknown South West (England) 2500 2370 37340 33420
In post 2021 Unknown Unknown 1910 1910 37270 33570
In post 2021 Unknown Wales 1100 1040 29850 28750
In post 2021 Unknown West Midlands (England) 1410 1290 29610 28200
In post 2021 Unknown Yorkshire and The Humber 1330 1210 29780 30210
In post 2022 AA/AO East Midlands (England) 7970 7260 22590 21260
In post 2022 AA/AO East of England 7420 6830 24000 21860
In post 2022 AA/AO London 11870 11000 26070 25110
In post 2022 AA/AO North East (England) 13210 11380 22050 21260
In post 2022 AA/AO North West (England) 20940 18740 21960 21260
In post 2022 AA/AO Northern Ireland 1640 1530 21300 21250
In post 2022 AA/AO Overseas 70 70 22100 21830
In post 2022 AA/AO Scotland 16870 15370 22800 21260
In post 2022 AA/AO South East (England) 13530 12290 24470 21960
In post 2022 AA/AO South West (England) 9230 8450 22540 21260
In post 2022 AA/AO Unknown 200 180 22400 21260
In post 2022 AA/AO Wales 12600 11170 21680 21300
In post 2022 AA/AO West Midlands (England) 10340 9360 22310 21260
In post 2022 AA/AO Yorkshire and The Humber 11290 10160 22810 21260
In post 2022 EO East Midlands (England) 6290 5820 27390 27570
In post 2022 EO East of England 6960 6410 28340 27570
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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.
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.