Civil Service Statistics data browser (2021)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_ITL2

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Status Year Region_ITL2 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2021 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4540 4255 32470 29290
In post 2021 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9590 9125 32900 29650
In post 2021 Cheshire 3900 3685 31290 28840
In post 2021 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1645 1500 26590 26670
In post 2021 Cumbria 2140 1950 27990 25100
In post 2021 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12290 11385 30970 27570
In post 2021 Devon 9020 8290 31290 27570
In post 2021 Dorset and Somerset 5210 4840 29650 27570
In post 2021 East Anglia 12460 11595 30130 27570
In post 2021 East Wales 20380 19060 32530 27680
In post 2021 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4705 4305 27870 26930
In post 2021 Eastern Scotland 19840 18650 34310 29350
In post 2021 Essex 5595 5135 30790 29290
In post 2021 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bath/Bristol area 29310 27830 36460 33300
In post 2021 Greater Manchester 19715 18500 30950 27570
In post 2021 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15355 14170 32110 28430
In post 2021 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3985 3730 28020 26470
In post 2021 Highlands and Islands 1955 1825 28800 27570
In post 2021 Inner London - East 17200 16380 42040 36160
In post 2021 Inner London - West 61145 59485 47030 41950
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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_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).