Civil Service Statistics data browser (2021)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_london / Region_ITL1 / Function_of_post

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Status Year Region_london Region_ITL1 Function_of_post Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2021 London London Analysis 3455 3355 48920 44950
In post 2021 London London Commercial 1880 1845 58850 54700
In post 2021 London London Communications 2450 2395 44780 40830
In post 2021 London London Counter Fraud 2315 2230 39230 36160
In post 2021 London London Debt 560 500 28270 25630
In post 2021 London London Digital, Data & Technology 3395 3335 49190 47850
In post 2021 London London Finance 2550 2495 48750 43780
In post 2021 London London Grants Management [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 London London Human Resources 2660 2585 46620 41820
In post 2021 London London Internal Audit 215 210 53750 52360
In post 2021 London London Legal 5400 5070 52270 51940
In post 2021 London London No function 42570 41190 42540 36800
In post 2021 London London Project Delivery 5115 4970 52500 52850
In post 2021 London London Property 1310 1260 43540 37380
In post 2021 London London Security 1090 1080 41070 37450
In post 2021 London London Unknown 26960 25475 38300 31560
In post 2021 Outside London East Midlands (England) Analysis 50 45 37570 33590
In post 2021 Outside London East Midlands (England) Commercial 165 155 40710 38150
In post 2021 Outside London East Midlands (England) Communications 510 495 29800 25560
In post 2021 Outside London East Midlands (England) Counter Fraud 540 510 33520 31810
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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_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.
Function_of_post Functions relate to the post occupied by the person and are not dependent on qualifications the individual may have.
The Department for Work and Pensions provided aggregated functions data for 2021, which are available in the Civil Service Statistics publication. However, figures in this browser are derived from individual level data and so are not available for this department in 2021.
Home Office, Welsh Government and Royal Fleet Auxiliary did not report any functions information for their employees.
Of the 20 bodies under the Scottish Government, 16 did not report any functions information for their employees.
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).