Civil Service Statistics data browser (2021)

Data preview: All civil servants / Sex / Region_ITL2 / Region_ITL1

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Status Year Sex Region_ITL2 Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2021 Female Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England 2580 2355 31450 29290
In post 2021 Female Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) 4785 4420 31530 28550
In post 2021 Female Cheshire North West (England) 2185 2015 29990 27570
In post 2021 Female Cornwall and Isles of Scilly South West (England) 920 795 26230 26590
In post 2021 Female Cumbria North West (England) 1240 1075 26570 24920
In post 2021 Female Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire East Midlands (England) 6925 6220 30140 27570
In post 2021 Female Devon South West (England) 4350 3800 29310 27130
In post 2021 Female Dorset and Somerset South West (England) 2505 2220 28350 27380
In post 2021 Female East Anglia East of England 6370 5720 28940 27140
In post 2021 Female East Wales Wales 10990 9965 31460 27570
In post 2021 Female East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire Yorkshire and The Humber 2320 2025 26710 26670
In post 2021 Female Eastern Scotland Scotland 10715 9825 33600 28130
In post 2021 Female Essex East of England 3225 2880 29620 29290
In post 2021 Female Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bath/Bristol area South West (England) 13655 12540 33970 30680
In post 2021 Female Greater Manchester North West (England) 10750 9815 30180 27570
In post 2021 Female Hampshire and Isle of Wight South East (England) 7590 6775 30310 27570
In post 2021 Female Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire West Midlands (England) 2150 1940 27170 25370
In post 2021 Female Highlands and Islands Scotland 1010 920 27920 27570
In post 2021 Female Inner London - East London 9640 9020 40260 33930
In post 2021 Female Inner London - West London 32310 30975 45810 40650
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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_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.
Sex Self reported sex.
“Unknown” accounts for employees who were recorded with an unknown sex.
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).