Civil Service Statistics data browser (2021)

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

Status Year Region_ITL2 Region_ITL1 Parent_department Region_london Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Attorney General’s Departments Outside London 175 155 42490 40000
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Cabinet Office Outside London 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Outside London 45 40 39600 38510
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Department for Education Outside London 30 25 44720 40370
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Outside London 25 25 31970 28610
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Department for Transport Outside London 125 120 29890 30350
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Department for Work and Pensions Outside London 1175 1075 29550 29290
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Department of Health and Social Care Outside London 335 325 44700 41010
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Food Standards Agency Outside London 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England HM Revenue and Customs Outside London 55 50 30510 29570
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Home Office Outside London 280 245 28740 26520
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Ministry of Defence Outside London 800 780 35970 33690
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Outside London 45 40 40100 37600
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Ministry of Justice Outside London 1330 1250 28360 27850
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England National Crime Agency Outside London 115 110 39150 39700
In post 2021 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Attorney General’s Departments Outside London 135 125 43310 40000
In post 2021 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Cabinet Office Outside London 120 115 35550 33300
In post 2021 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Outside London 75 70 40790 39650
In post 2021 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Outside London 395 380 35760 31640
In post 2021 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Department for International Trade Outside London 115 115 47060 51860
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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 2023-02-18, 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).
Parent_department Government Department, total figures for both Ministerial and Non-Ministerial Departments include all of their Executive Agencies.
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).