Civil Service Statistics data browser (2022)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_ITL1

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Status Year Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2022 East Midlands (England) 23000 21365 30530 27570
In post 2022 East of England 22930 21355 31320 28550
In post 2022 London 104830 100955 43870 38270
In post 2022 North East (England) 33105 30065 29730 26820
In post 2022 North West (England) 64305 59705 30510 27570
In post 2022 Northern Ireland 4260 4045 29640 26590
In post 2022 Overseas 3685 3665 49440 48580
In post 2022 Scotland 51015 47695 33380 27940
In post 2022 South East (England) 42630 39660 32240 29170
In post 2022 South West (England) 46710 43960 34750 31650
In post 2022 Unknown 3310 3235 35950 32400
In post 2022 Wales 37900 35105 31780 27570
In post 2022 West Midlands (England) 33170 30865 31020 27570
In post 2022 Yorkshire and The Humber 39235 36410 32050 27570
Leaver CS 2022 East Midlands (England) 2280 [c] 28340 26520
Leaver CS 2022 East of England 2675 [c] 31230 27570
Leaver CS 2022 London 9640 [c] 41510 34550
Leaver CS 2022 North East (England) 2555 [c] 27970 22040
Leaver CS 2022 North West (England) 4630 [c] 29010 25310
Leaver CS 2022 Northern Ireland 255 [c] 27950 23250
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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.
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).