Civil Service Statistics data browser (2021)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_ITL3 / Region_ITL2 / Sex / Age

Status Year Region_ITL3 Region_ITL2 Sex Age Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2021 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Female 16-19 [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Female 20-29 140 135 26920 26160
In post 2021 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Female 30-39 235 215 32190 30360
In post 2021 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Female 40-49 220 205 37760 30650
In post 2021 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Female 50-59 240 220 32640 27570
In post 2021 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Female 60-64 70 60 27000 22920
In post 2021 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Female 65+ 20 15 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Male 16-19 [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Male 20-29 90 90 27540 27150
In post 2021 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Male 30-39 190 190 34860 31570
In post 2021 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Male 40-49 225 225 43150 35330
In post 2021 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Male 50-59 340 330 42900 35110
In post 2021 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Male 60-64 75 60 44190 34380
In post 2021 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Male 65+ 20 15 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Angus and Dundee City Eastern Scotland Female 16-19 [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Angus and Dundee City Eastern Scotland Female 20-29 120 115 23390 21010
In post 2021 Angus and Dundee City Eastern Scotland Female 30-39 250 225 26290 23340
In post 2021 Angus and Dundee City Eastern Scotland Female 40-49 295 270 27070 24110
In post 2021 Angus and Dundee City Eastern Scotland Female 50-59 350 315 27780 22820
In post 2021 Angus and Dundee City Eastern Scotland Female 60-64 110 90 25560 21440
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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).
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.
Sex Self reported sex.
“Unknown” accounts for employees who were recorded with an unknown sex.
Age Age in 10 year bands. Age is calculated as at the reference date in each year (31st March), so entrants or leavers may have been up to one year younger at the date of exit or entry.
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).