Civil Service Statistics data browser (2021)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_ITL1 / Region_london / Region_ITL2

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Status Year Region_ITL1 Region_london Region_ITL2 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2021 East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12290 11385 30970 27570
In post 2021 East Midlands (England) Outside London Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6250 5715 27410 26220
In post 2021 East Midlands (England) Outside London Lincolnshire 2830 2665 28120 26750
In post 2021 East of England Outside London Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4540 4255 32470 29290
In post 2021 East of England Outside London East Anglia 12460 11595 30130 27570
In post 2021 East of England Outside London Essex 5595 5135 30790 29290
In post 2021 London London Inner London - East 17200 16380 42040 36160
In post 2021 London London Inner London - West 61145 59485 47030 41950
In post 2021 London London Outer London - East and North East 3785 3535 30650 31060
In post 2021 London London Outer London - South 10740 10180 37520 32520
In post 2021 London London Outer London - West and North West 9060 8420 33270 31060
In post 2021 North East (England) Outside London Northumberland and Tyne and Wear 21370 19130 28300 25560
In post 2021 North East (England) Outside London Tees Valley and Durham 9240 8375 27900 26300
In post 2021 North West (England) Outside London Cheshire 3900 3685 31290 28840
In post 2021 North West (England) Outside London Cumbria 2140 1950 27990 25100
In post 2021 North West (England) Outside London Greater Manchester 19715 18500 30950 27570
In post 2021 North West (England) Outside London Lancashire 14110 12820 28250 27570
In post 2021 North West (England) Outside London Merseyside 19480 17760 28680 25560
In post 2021 Northern Ireland Outside London Northern Ireland 3815 3590 27990 25560
In post 2021 Overseas Overseas Overseas 3755 3740 49990 49760
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Notes: Summary figures are suppressed when information relates to less than 5 civil servants for FTE or Headcount, and less than 10 civil servants for median and mean salary (shown as [c]). Zero responses and salaries for less than 30 civil servants have been suppressed for GPDR special category data. FTE figures are not shown for entrants or leavers due to data quality concerns for these groups. Figures are rounded to the nearest 5, or £10 as appropriate.

Data source: All figures are aggregated from the Cabinet Office Annual Civil Service Employment Survey collection.

Version: Generated on 2023-02-14, with GIT 71a76ea.

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.
Five organisations do not report when their employees first entered the Civil Service and so entrants data for these organisations is not available . These are as follows: Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (excl. agencies), Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office Services, Defence Electronics and Components Agency, Scottish Forestry and Forest and Land Scotland. A further three organisations also could not provide entrants data in 2021. These are as follows: Department for International Development, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (excl. agencies) and Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Year Year of data collection (as at 31 March).
Region_london Workplace postcode data are used to derive geographical information using the International Territorial Level (ITL) classification standard.
Region_london groups the ITL classifications into “London”, “Outside London”: all UK regions excluding London, “Overseas”, and “Unknown”.
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 5).
FTE Total full-time equivalent (FTE) employment numbers (rounded to nearest 5).
FTE figures are not shown for entrants or leavers due to data quality concerns for these groups.
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.
These figures should be interpreted with caution when the total number of employees in a group is small, as they will tend to show more variability than larger groups (i.e. may be much higher or lower than can be explained by the data shown).
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.
These figures should be interpreted with caution when the total number of employees in a group is small, as they will tend to show more variability than larger groups (i.e. may be much higher or lower than can be explained by the data shown).