Civil Service Statistics data browser (2021)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_ITL2 / Region_ITL3 / Region_ITL1 / Parent_department

Status Year Region_ITL2 Region_ITL3 Region_ITL1 Parent_department Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Bedford East of England Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 10 10 36430 36190
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Bedford East of England Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Bedford East of England Department for Transport 35 30 30640 31780
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Bedford East of England Department for Work and Pensions 235 210 32000 27570
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Bedford East of England Food Standards Agency 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Bedford East of England Home Office 120 115 28790 26160
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Bedford East of England Ministry of Defence [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Bedford East of England Ministry of Justice 405 385 29090 29470
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Bedford East of England National Crime Agency 30 25 35470 36740
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Central Bedfordshire East of England Department for Transport 30 30 29510 26780
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Central Bedfordshire East of England Department for Work and Pensions 35 30 27260 27570
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Central Bedfordshire East of England Food Standards Agency [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Central Bedfordshire East of England Ministry of Defence 370 355 30570 27940
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Hertfordshire East of England Attorney General’s Departments 175 155 42490 40000
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Hertfordshire East of England Cabinet Office 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Hertfordshire East of England Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 35 30 40560 38510
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Hertfordshire East of England Department for Education 30 25 44720 40370
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Hertfordshire East of England Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 25 25 31290 28030
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Hertfordshire East of England Department for Transport 50 50 30140 30580
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Hertfordshire East of England Department for Work and Pensions 730 665 29560 29290
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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 2023-02-16, 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_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.
Region_ITL3 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 3 divides into counties, unitary authorities, or districts in England (some grouped), groups of unitary authorities in Wales, groups of council areas in Scotland, groups of districts in Northern Ireland.
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).