Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

Data preview: All civil servants / Age / Region_ITL3 / Region_london / Region_ITL2

Status Year Age Region_ITL3 Region_london Region_ITL2 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 16-19 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Outside London North Eastern Scotland 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2023 16-19 Angus and Dundee City Outside London Eastern Scotland [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 16-19 Barnet London Outer London - West and North West [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 16-19 Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham Outside London South Yorkshire [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 16-19 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Outside London Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bath/Bristol area 100 100 19430 18780
In post 2023 16-19 Bedford Outside London Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 16-19 Belfast Outside London Northern Ireland [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 16-19 Berkshire Outside London Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2023 16-19 Bexley and Greenwich London Outer London - East and North East [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 16-19 Birmingham Outside London West Midlands 45 45 23520 22510
In post 2023 16-19 Blackpool Outside London Lancashire [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 16-19 Bradford Outside London West Yorkshire 25 20 22230 22520
In post 2023 16-19 Breckland and South Norfolk Outside London East Anglia [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 16-19 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot Outside London West Wales and The Valleys [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 16-19 Brighton and Hove Outside London Surrey, East and West Sussex [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 16-19 Bristol, City of Outside London Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bath/Bristol area 20 20 22810 22520
In post 2023 16-19 Buckinghamshire Outside London Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2023 16-19 Cambridgeshire CC Outside London East Anglia 10 10 25260 24070
In post 2023 16-19 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Outside London East Wales 30 30 22940 22520
In post 2023 16-19 Central Hampshire Outside London Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 10 27730 30520
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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 2023-07-28, 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_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.
Region_ITL3 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 3 divides into counties, unitary authorities, or districts in England (some grouped), groups of unitary authorities in Wales, groups of council areas in Scotland, groups of districts in Northern Ireland.
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).