Civil Service Statistics data browser (2021)

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Status Year Region_ITL2 Ethnicity Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Asian East of England 545 500 30790 29290
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Black East of England 230 220 30990 29290
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Chinese East of England 20 20 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Mixed East of England 140 135 31830 29290
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Other ethnicity East of England 40 40 35380 31840
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Undeclared East of England 205 195 32800 30420
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Unknown East of England 405 390 29890 28100
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire White East of England 2950 2755 33160 30110
In post 2021 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Asian South East (England) 600 555 30660 28420
In post 2021 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Black South East (England) 280 270 30400 28670
In post 2021 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Chinese South East (England) 30 25 34520 31700
In post 2021 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Mixed South East (England) 175 170 32290 29290
In post 2021 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Other ethnicity South East (England) 60 60 30620 28960
In post 2021 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Undeclared South East (England) 465 440 34420 32000
In post 2021 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Unknown South East (England) 1110 1060 31350 28350
In post 2021 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire White South East (England) 6870 6540 33380 30400
In post 2021 Cheshire Asian North West (England) 55 55 28950 27570
In post 2021 Cheshire Black North West (England) 35 30 32040 27570
In post 2021 Cheshire Chinese North West (England) 10 10 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Cheshire Mixed North West (England) 45 45 33310 28840
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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_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.
Ethnicity Self reported ethnicity. “Undeclared” accounts for employees who have actively declared that they do not want to disclose their ethnicity and “Unknown” accounts for employees who have not made an active declaration about their ethnicity.
For consistency with Civil Service Statistics, ‘Chinese’ is shown separately in the 2021 figures, but counted within ‘Asian’ from 2022 onwards.
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).