Civil Service Statistics data browser (2022)

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Status Year Function_of_post Parent_department Profession_of_post Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2022 Analysis Attorney General’s Departments Other [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2022 Analysis Cabinet Office Unknown 20 20 42120 35070
In post 2022 Analysis Chancellor’s other departments Knowledge and Information Management [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2022 Analysis Chancellor’s other departments Operational Research 10 10 [c] [c]
In post 2022 Analysis Chancellor’s other departments Other 205 190 68380 64580
In post 2022 Analysis Competition and Markets Authority Economics 100 95 64410 59510
In post 2022 Analysis Competition and Markets Authority Intelligence Analysis 30 30 54220 53920
In post 2022 Analysis Competition and Markets Authority Statistics 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2022 Analysis Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Digital, Data and Technology 20 15 39660 36480
In post 2022 Analysis Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Economics 185 185 41430 35640
In post 2022 Analysis Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Human Resources 15 15 47770 46050
In post 2022 Analysis Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Intelligence Analysis 40 40 34560 33720
In post 2022 Analysis Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Operational Delivery 15 15 31690 27680
In post 2022 Analysis Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Operational Research 15 15 51950 54580
In post 2022 Analysis Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Other [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2022 Analysis Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Policy 20 20 56070 57620
In post 2022 Analysis Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Science and Engineering 15 15 49100 49080
In post 2022 Analysis Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Social Research 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2022 Analysis Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Statistics 55 55 42530 39570
In post 2022 Analysis Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Commercial [c] [c] [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 2023-02-14, 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).
Parent_department Government Department, total figures for both Ministerial and Non-Ministerial Departments include all of their Executive Agencies.
On 30 September 2021, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government changed its name to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
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.
Profession_of_post Professions relate to the post occupied by the person and are not dependent on qualifications the individual may have.
Cabinet Office (excl agencies) reported profession information for only 60 out of a total 9,930 employees.
Of the 20 bodies under the Scottish Government, 16 did not report any professions information for their employees.
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).