Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

Data preview: All civil servants / Age / Region_ITL1 / Region_ITL2 / Region_london

Status Year Age Region_ITL1 Region_ITL2 Region_london Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 16-19 East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Outside London 45 45 24160 22700
In post 2023 16-19 East Midlands (England) Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire Outside London 25 25 25350 23230
In post 2023 16-19 East Midlands (England) Lincolnshire Outside London 15 15 24840 23230
In post 2023 16-19 East of England Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Outside London 10 10 [c] [c]
In post 2023 16-19 East of England East Anglia Outside London 50 45 24000 23230
In post 2023 16-19 East of England Essex Outside London 15 15 24190 22400
In post 2023 16-19 London Inner London - East London 20 20 27130 25480
In post 2023 16-19 London Inner London - West London 65 60 27120 28050
In post 2023 16-19 London Outer London - East and North East London [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 16-19 London Outer London - South London 20 15 27420 26920
In post 2023 16-19 London Outer London - West and North West London 20 20 26720 26400
In post 2023 16-19 North East (England) Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear Outside London 45 45 23020 22520
In post 2023 16-19 North East (England) Tees Valley and Durham Outside London 35 35 24670 23230
In post 2023 16-19 North West (England) Cheshire Outside London 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2023 16-19 North West (England) Cumbria Outside London 10 10 23630 22150
In post 2023 16-19 North West (England) Greater Manchester Outside London 45 45 23880 22520
In post 2023 16-19 North West (England) Lancashire Outside London 30 30 23890 23230
In post 2023 16-19 North West (England) Merseyside Outside London 55 50 23120 22520
In post 2023 16-19 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Outside London [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 16-19 Scotland Eastern Scotland Outside London 35 35 23100 22720
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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 2023-07-26, with GIT d545f65.

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.
Four 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, 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.
Year Year of data collection (as at 31 March).
Region_london Workplace postcode data are used to derive geographical information using the International Territorial Level (ITL) classification standard.
Region_london groups the ITL classifications into "London", "Outside London": all UK regions excluding London, "Overseas", and "Unknown".
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.
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).