Civil Service Statistics data browser (2022)

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Status Year Region_ITL1 Region_ITL2 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2022 East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13710 12755 31950 27570
In post 2022 East Midlands (England) Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6275 5770 28240 26750
In post 2022 East Midlands (England) Lincolnshire 3015 2840 28870 26950
In post 2022 East of England Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4700 4430 33550 29450
In post 2022 East of England East Anglia 12910 12030 30540 27570
In post 2022 East of England Essex 5320 4895 31260 29290
In post 2022 London Inner London - East 19050 18250 42320 37610
In post 2022 London Inner London - West 60770 59145 47670 42720
In post 2022 London Outer London - East and North East 4065 3795 31460 31060
In post 2022 London Outer London - South 11815 11240 38900 35050
In post 2022 London Outer London - West and North West 9125 8525 33790 31060
In post 2022 North East (England) Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear 23250 21075 30050 26820
In post 2022 North East (England) Tees Valley and Durham 9855 8990 28980 27130
In post 2022 North West (England) Cheshire 4385 4125 31980 28880
In post 2022 North West (England) Cumbria 2315 2125 28780 25190
In post 2022 North West (England) Greater Manchester 21605 20380 32190 27570
In post 2022 North West (England) Lancashire 14780 13490 29240 27570
In post 2022 North West (England) Merseyside 21220 19580 29570 26670
In post 2022 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 4260 4045 29640 26590
In post 2022 Overseas Overseas 3685 3665 49440 48580
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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.
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).