Civil Service Statistics data browser (2022)

Data preview: All civil servants / Function_of_post / Age

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Status Year Function_of_post Age Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2022 Analysis 16-19 35 35 24570 23970
In post 2022 Analysis 20-29 3005 2990 35970 33710
In post 2022 Analysis 30-39 2350 2260 45920 42670
In post 2022 Analysis 40-49 1665 1555 50100 48140
In post 2022 Analysis 50-59 1090 1040 49760 47010
In post 2022 Analysis 60-64 235 205 44570 40060
In post 2022 Analysis 65+ 75 60 47120 40520
In post 2022 Commercial 16-19 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2022 Commercial 20-29 1100 1090 35100 33000
In post 2022 Commercial 30-39 1625 1580 44420 40040
In post 2022 Commercial 40-49 1725 1675 52710 48880
In post 2022 Commercial 50-59 1730 1695 53110 45560
In post 2022 Commercial 60-64 345 315 47610 42080
In post 2022 Commercial 65+ 80 70 41830 37960
In post 2022 Communications 16-19 25 25 24830 24490
In post 2022 Communications 20-29 2225 2210 31070 26820
In post 2022 Communications 30-39 2705 2620 36490 33290
In post 2022 Communications 40-49 1900 1820 40060 33370
In post 2022 Communications 50-59 1345 1290 38010 33370
In post 2022 Communications 60-64 270 240 36030 31480
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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).
Function_of_post Functions relate to the post occupied by the person and are not dependent on qualifications the individual may have.
Home Office, Welsh Government and Royal Fleet Auxiliary did not report any functions information for their employees.
Of the 20 bodies under the Scottish Government, 16 did not report any functions information for their employees.
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).