Civil Service Statistics data browser (2022)

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Status Year Ethnicity Region_ITL2 Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2022 Asian Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England 585 545 32640 29290
In post 2022 Asian Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) 635 585 31040 28750
In post 2022 Asian Cheshire North West (England) 90 85 28780 27570
In post 2022 Asian Cornwall and Isles of Scilly South West (England) 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2022 Asian Cumbria North West (England) 10 10 [c] [c]
In post 2022 Asian Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire East Midlands (England) 880 815 30960 27570
In post 2022 Asian Devon South West (England) 65 60 33100 27570
In post 2022 Asian Dorset and Somerset South West (England) 35 35 31160 27570
In post 2022 Asian East Anglia East of England 380 335 27760 24950
In post 2022 Asian East Wales Wales 440 425 31940 27570
In post 2022 Asian East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire Yorkshire and The Humber 45 40 30810 27130
In post 2022 Asian Eastern Scotland Scotland 275 260 32580 27570
In post 2022 Asian Essex East of England 215 200 34620 29290
In post 2022 Asian Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bath/Bristol area South West (England) 795 755 35250 32650
In post 2022 Asian Greater Manchester North West (England) 1855 1755 30160 27570
In post 2022 Asian Hampshire and Isle of Wight South East (England) 350 320 30420 26820
In post 2022 Asian Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire West Midlands (England) 210 190 27850 26670
In post 2022 Asian Highlands and Islands Scotland [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2022 Asian Inner London - East London 3110 2950 38360 33440
In post 2022 Asian Inner London - West London 6355 6165 42570 38750
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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).
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.
Ethnicity Self reported ethnicity. “Undeclared” accounts for employees who have actively declared that they do not want to disclose their ethnicity and “Unknown” accounts for employees who have not made an active declaration about their ethnicity.
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).