Civil Service Statistics data browser (2021)

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

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Status Year Sexual_orientation Region_ITL1 Region_london Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight East Midlands (England) Outside London 14140 13120 29950 27570
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight East of England Outside London 15625 14565 30820 28130
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight London London 66305 63740 43520 37560
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight North East (England) Outside London 19630 17730 28800 26290
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight North West (England) Outside London 38980 36085 29980 27570
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Northern Ireland Outside London 2625 2470 28590 25560
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Overseas Overseas 2495 2485 49920 50430
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Scotland Outside London 27770 25875 33080 27570
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight South East (England) Outside London 28945 26995 31500 28550
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight South West (England) Outside London 31000 29240 34320 31100
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Unknown Unknown 1000 950 33440 27570
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Wales Outside London 23755 22040 31700 27570
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight West Midlands (England) Outside London 20355 18970 30470 27570
In post 2021 Heterosexual / straight Yorkshire and The Humber Outside London 24345 22490 31540 27570
In post 2021 LGBO East Midlands (England) Outside London 785 760 29410 27570
In post 2021 LGBO East of England Outside London 740 715 29430 27570
In post 2021 LGBO London London 5105 5010 44850 39960
In post 2021 LGBO North East (England) Outside London 1000 950 28310 25580
In post 2021 LGBO North West (England) Outside London 2285 2215 29450 27570
In post 2021 LGBO Northern Ireland Outside London 95 90 26250 25310
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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.
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).