Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

Data preview: All civil servants / Ethnicity / Region_ITL1

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Status Year Ethnicity Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 Asian East Midlands (England) 2080 1895 29710 28120
In post 2023 Asian East of England 1235 1120 32430 28120
In post 2023 Asian London 15055 14280 40050 35410
In post 2023 Asian North East (England) 685 640 31150 28120
In post 2023 Asian North West (England) 3465 3230 30430 28120
In post 2023 Asian Northern Ireland 20 15 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Asian Overseas 170 170 51850 53970
In post 2023 Asian Scotland 800 750 33890 29100
In post 2023 Asian South East (England) 1580 1465 32370 29400
In post 2023 Asian South West (England) 950 900 36360 33390
In post 2023 Asian Unknown 70 65 33840 28120
In post 2023 Asian Wales 645 610 33270 28130
In post 2023 Asian West Midlands (England) 5370 5020 30400 28120
In post 2023 Asian Yorkshire and The Humber 3245 3010 30500 28120
In post 2023 Black East Midlands (England) 660 625 29490 28120
In post 2023 Black East of England 620 590 32440 30840
In post 2023 Black London 10310 9930 37220 32960
In post 2023 Black North East (England) 210 205 31420 28120
In post 2023 Black North West (England) 1020 980 31370 28120
In post 2023 Black Northern Ireland 5 5 [c] [c]
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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_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.
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.
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).