Civil Service Statistics data browser (2022)

Data preview: All civil servants / Sexual_orientation / Ethnicity / Region_ITL2 / Region_ITL1

Status Year Sexual_orientation Ethnicity Region_ITL2 Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2022 Heterosexual / straight Asian Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England 475 450 32300 29290
In post 2022 Heterosexual / straight Asian Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) 525 490 31170 29060
In post 2022 Heterosexual / straight Asian Cheshire North West (England) 80 75 28780 27470
In post 2022 Heterosexual / straight Asian Cornwall and Isles of Scilly South West (England) [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2022 Heterosexual / straight Asian Cumbria North West (England) 10 10 [c] [c]
In post 2022 Heterosexual / straight Asian Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire East Midlands (England) 725 680 31240 27570
In post 2022 Heterosexual / straight Asian Devon South West (England) 55 55 33190 27570
In post 2022 Heterosexual / straight Asian Dorset and Somerset South West (England) 30 30 31200 27570
In post 2022 Heterosexual / straight Asian East Anglia East of England 325 285 27730 25120
In post 2022 Heterosexual / straight Asian East Wales Wales 375 360 32310 27570
In post 2022 Heterosexual / straight Asian East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire Yorkshire and The Humber 40 35 29230 27130
In post 2022 Heterosexual / straight Asian Eastern Scotland Scotland 245 230 32660 27570
In post 2022 Heterosexual / straight Asian Essex East of England 180 165 33860 29290
In post 2022 Heterosexual / straight Asian Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bath/Bristol area South West (England) 665 635 34860 32570
In post 2022 Heterosexual / straight Asian Greater Manchester North West (England) 1555 1485 30560 27570
In post 2022 Heterosexual / straight Asian Hampshire and Isle of Wight South East (England) 285 260 30350 26670
In post 2022 Heterosexual / straight Asian Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire West Midlands (England) 170 155 28470 26810
In post 2022 Heterosexual / straight Asian Highlands and Islands Scotland [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2022 Heterosexual / straight Asian Inner London - East London 2425 2320 38440 33440
In post 2022 Heterosexual / straight Asian Inner London - West London 5515 5365 42550 38600
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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 2023-02-15, 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.
Sexual_orientation Self reported sexual orientation.
“Undeclared” accounts for employees who have actively declared that they do not want to disclose their sexual orientation and “Unknown” accounts for employees who have not made an active declaration about their sexual orientation.
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).