Civil Service Statistics data browser (2022)

Data preview: All civil servants / Age

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Status Year Age Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2022 16-19 1275 1235 21790 21250
In post 2022 20-29 84575 83425 29750 27570
In post 2022 30-39 111530 106295 35120 31230
In post 2022 40-49 116495 109380 37230 31990
In post 2022 50-59 143040 134425 35530 30810
In post 2022 60-64 40565 33625 32240 27570
In post 2022 65+ 12580 9690 31200 27530
In post 2022 Unknown 20 15 26940 27570
Leaver CS 2022 16-19 195 [c] 20900 21050
Leaver CS 2022 20-29 10690 [c] 26590 24920
Leaver CS 2022 30-39 8075 [c] 34100 30020
Leaver CS 2022 40-49 5920 [c] 37640 31020
Leaver CS 2022 50-59 8205 [c] 36490 29050
Leaver CS 2022 60-64 6250 [c] 36020 29530
Leaver CS 2022 65+ 4845 [c] 30520 26930
Leaver CS 2022 Unknown 35 [c] [c] [c]
Leaver Dept. 2022 16-19 25 [c] 21760 22350
Leaver Dept. 2022 20-29 7170 [c] 30720 29230
Leaver Dept. 2022 30-39 6795 [c] 37980 34000
Leaver Dept. 2022 40-49 5185 [c] 43270 38670
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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.
Organisation specific notes on status: In late June 2021 around 7,000 employees from Community Rehabilitation Companies were transferred in from the private sector to HM Prison and Probation Service, counting as entrants. HM Land Registry do not record where their departing employees transfer to and so are unable to identify those that transfer to another Civil Service department.
Year Year of data collection (as at 31 March).
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).