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Status Year Sex Parent_department Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2021 Female Attorney General’s Departments 6380 5800 43720 43920
In post 2021 Female Cabinet Office 5040 4890 44370 35590
In post 2021 Female Chancellor’s other departments 180 170 53350 47140
In post 2021 Female Charity Commission 250 230 34360 29160
In post 2021 Female Competition and Markets Authority 430 410 58550 55860
In post 2021 Female Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 6480 6080 39070 35120
In post 2021 Female Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 960 930 48180 51730
In post 2021 Female Department for Education 4640 4400 43120 38400
In post 2021 Female Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 6190 5720 34880 30730
In post 2021 Female Department for International Trade 1270 1250 44620 38690
In post 2021 Female Department for Transport 7280 6400 30310 26470
In post 2021 Female Department for Work and Pensions 60840 52460 27470 27570
In post 2021 Female Department of Health and Social Care 7680 7090 43370 38220
In post 2021 Female ESTYN 70 60 53760 63880
In post 2021 Female Food Standards Agency 530 510 39290 37910
In post 2021 Female Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 4220 4080 46170 40420
In post 2021 Female HM Land Registry 3810 3360 30140 27130
In post 2021 Female HM Revenue and Customs 35050 30910 30180 25560
In post 2021 Female HM Treasury 1300 1240 46020 42100
In post 2021 Female Home Office 18320 16540 31370 27370
In post 2021 Female Ministry of Defence 22810 21510 32230 28650
In post 2021 Female Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 1690 1600 44110 39690
In post 2021 Female Ministry of Justice 43430 39830 28690 25350
In post 2021 Female National Crime Agency 2450 2340 37450 36410
In post 2021 Female Northern Ireland Office 90 90 42530 36800
In post 2021 Female Office for Standards in Education 1190 1130 48570 51360
In post 2021 Female Office of Gas and Electricity Markets 540 520 43060 37300
In post 2021 Female Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation 150 150 43160 39250
In post 2021 Female Office of Rail and Road 140 130 49310 49580
In post 2021 Female Other Cabinet Office Agencies 500 470 38200 34800
In post 2021 Female Scotland Office 70 70 48330 48930
In post 2021 Female Scottish Government 11560 10750 36180 30650
In post 2021 Female The National Archives 290 270 35110 32290
In post 2021 Female UK Export Finance 150 150 49040 43000
In post 2021 Female UK Supreme Court 30 30 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Female United Kingdom Statistics Authority 3110 2730 31370 29540
In post 2021 Female Wales Office [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Female Water Services Regulation Authority 130 120 55630 48850
In post 2021 Female Welsh Government 3420 3160 39810 37410
In post 2021 Male Attorney General’s Departments 3460 3380 47590 50500
In post 2021 Male Cabinet Office 4420 4380 49300 40600
In post 2021 Male Chancellor’s other departments 230 220 62910 52250
In post 2021 Male Charity Commission 190 180 35510 29550
In post 2021 Male Competition and Markets Authority 410 400 62650 59140
In post 2021 Male Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 6680 6540 43190 40050
In post 2021 Male Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 820 810 50260 51730
In post 2021 Male Department for Education 3290 3260 44760 40510
In post 2021 Male Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 4850 4760 37450 33120
In post 2021 Male Department for International Trade 1420 1420 46910 41180
In post 2021 Male Department for Transport 8700 8410 35080 30580
In post 2021 Male Department for Work and Pensions 32690 31370 29220 27570
In post 2021 Male Department of Health and Social Care 4070 3950 48700 41950
In post 2021 Male ESTYN 50 50 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Male Food Standards Agency 780 760 35880 30810
In post 2021 Male Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 4420 4370 48600 44880
In post 2021 Male HM Land Registry 2540 2410 32510 27130
In post 2021 Male HM Revenue and Customs 31430 30180 32580 29570
In post 2021 Male HM Treasury 1370 1360 50120 52500
In post 2021 Male Home Office 17060 16340 32630 28060
In post 2021 Male Ministry of Defence 34870 34280 35290 33300
In post 2021 Male Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 1710 1660 46440 44180
In post 2021 Male Ministry of Justice 35470 34130 30890 29120
In post 2021 Male National Crime Agency 3040 3010 42180 40170
In post 2021 Male Northern Ireland Office 70 70 45720 38870
In post 2021 Male Office for Standards in Education 590 590 50840 42850
In post 2021 Male Office of Gas and Electricity Markets 640 640 46290 39550
In post 2021 Male Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation 110 100 48970 46660
In post 2021 Male Office of Rail and Road 190 190 57610 58450
In post 2021 Male Other Cabinet Office Agencies 500 500 42130 35760
In post 2021 Male Scotland Office 40 40 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Male Scottish Government 10670 10290 37010 33650
In post 2021 Male The National Archives 250 250 36130 34260
In post 2021 Male UK Export Finance 250 240 56280 50530
In post 2021 Male UK Supreme Court [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Male United Kingdom Statistics Authority 2380 2170 33990 30130
In post 2021 Male Wales Office [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Male Water Services Regulation Authority 120 120 56660 51630
In post 2021 Male Welsh Government 2360 2300 42840 37410
In post 2021 Unknown Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Unknown United Kingdom Statistics Authority 50 50 35520 32540
In post 2022 Female Attorney General’s Departments 6690 6100 43670 43920
In post 2022 Female Cabinet Office 5900 5730 44400 37300
In post 2022 Female Chancellor’s other departments 180 170 54640 48120
In post 2022 Female Charity Commission 290 270 34020 29160
In post 2022 Female Competition and Markets Authority 430 410 58420 55860
In post 2022 Female Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 7020 6600 39640 36740
In post 2022 Female Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1100 1070 46410 46980
In post 2022 Female Department for Education 5180 4910 42840 37690
In post 2022 Female Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 7220 6710 34800 30730
In post 2022 Female Department for International Trade 1390 1370 45340 40600
In post 2022 Female Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 2120 2010 44340 39600
In post 2022 Female Department for Transport 7490 6640 30790 26350
In post 2022 Female Department for Work and Pensions 60410 52220 27750 27570
In post 2022 Female Department of Health and Social Care 7660 7160 43650 40060
In post 2022 Female Estyn 70 60 55870 66900
In post 2022 Female Food Standards Agency 650 630 39100 37350
In post 2022 Female Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 4020 3890 46770 42410
In post 2022 Female HM Land Registry 4010 3560 30510 27130
In post 2022 Female HM Revenue and Customs 37350 33470 32310 28180
In post 2022 Female HM Treasury 1360 1300 46210 42580
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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.