Civil Service Statistics data browser (2021)

Data preview: All civil servants / Sexual_orientation / Profession_of_post / Region_ITL1 / Sex

Status Year Sexual_orientation Profession_of_post Region_ITL1 Sex Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Commercial East Midlands (England) Female 50 50 39830 38550
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Commercial East Midlands (England) Male 50 50 46260 47000
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Commercial East Midlands (England) Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Commercial East of England Female 100 95 37200 35630
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Commercial East of England Male 80 80 41930 37400
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Commercial East of England Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Commercial London Female 315 305 45710 41010
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Commercial London Male 270 265 50610 47530
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Commercial London Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Commercial North East (England) Female 55 50 40280 36960
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Commercial North East (England) Male 45 45 46830 43120
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Commercial North East (England) Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Commercial North West (England) Female 225 210 39370 36780
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Commercial North West (England) Male 150 150 40450 36500
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Commercial North West (England) Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Commercial Northern Ireland Female [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Commercial Northern Ireland Male [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Commercial Northern Ireland Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Commercial Overseas Female 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Commercial Overseas Male 25 25 [c] [c]
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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).
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.
Profession_of_post Professions 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 professions 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.
Of the 20 bodies under the Scottish Government, 16 did not report any professions information for their employees.
Sex Self reported sex.
“Unknown” accounts for employees who were recorded with an unknown sex.
Sexual_orientation Self reported sexual orientation.
“Undeclared” accounts for employees who have actively declared that they do not want to disclose their sexual orientation and “Unknown” accounts for employees who have not made an active declaration about their sexual orientation.
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).