Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

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

Status Year Ethnicity Sexual_orientation Region_ITL1 Region_ITL2 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 Asian Heterosexual / straight East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 860 810 32410 28130
In post 2023 Asian Heterosexual / straight East Midlands (England) Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 835 760 27150 25830
In post 2023 Asian Heterosexual / straight East Midlands (England) Lincolnshire 20 20 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Asian Heterosexual / straight East of England Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 545 505 33480 31280
In post 2023 Asian Heterosexual / straight East of England East Anglia 340 305 29430 26140
In post 2023 Asian Heterosexual / straight East of England Essex 155 150 35180 31280
In post 2023 Asian Heterosexual / straight London Inner London - East 2510 2390 40350 35410
In post 2023 Asian Heterosexual / straight London Inner London - West 5645 5490 44580 41260
In post 2023 Asian Heterosexual / straight London Outer London - East and North East 675 615 31640 32520
In post 2023 Asian Heterosexual / straight London Outer London - South 1620 1530 37390 32540
In post 2023 Asian Heterosexual / straight London Outer London - West and North West 2120 1950 33520 31380
In post 2023 Asian Heterosexual / straight North East (England) Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear 440 420 31310 28120
In post 2023 Asian Heterosexual / straight North East (England) Tees Valley and Durham 135 120 31010 28120
In post 2023 Asian Heterosexual / straight North West (England) Cheshire 80 75 31700 30530
In post 2023 Asian Heterosexual / straight North West (England) Cumbria 15 15 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Asian Heterosexual / straight North West (England) Greater Manchester 1660 1585 32290 28120
In post 2023 Asian Heterosexual / straight North West (England) Lancashire 955 865 27530 25340
In post 2023 Asian Heterosexual / straight North West (England) Merseyside 205 190 32620 27980
In post 2023 Asian Heterosexual / straight Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 15 10 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Asian Heterosexual / straight Overseas Overseas 135 135 50050 52400
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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_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).