Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

Data preview: All civil servants / Function_of_post / Region_ITL2 / Region_ITL1 / Parent_department

Status Year Function_of_post Region_ITL2 Region_ITL1 Parent_department Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 Analysis Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Department for Work and Pensions [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Department of Health and Social Care 10 10 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Food Standards Agency [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Home Office [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Ministry of Defence 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Ministry of Justice [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England UK Statistics Authority [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Department for Transport [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Department for Work and Pensions [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Food Standards Agency [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Home Office [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Ministry of Defence 10 10 37800 37650
In post 2023 Analysis Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Ministry of Justice [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) UK Statistics Authority [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Cheshire North West (England) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Cheshire North West (England) Department for Work and Pensions [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Cornwall and Isles of Scilly South West (England) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 10 10 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Cornwall and Isles of Scilly South West (England) Department for Work and Pensions [c] [c] [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).
Parent_department Government Department, total figures for both Ministerial and Non-Ministerial Departments include all of their Executive Agencies.
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.
Function_of_post Functions relate to the post occupied by the person and are not dependent on qualifications the individual may have.
Welsh Government and Royal Fleet Auxiliary did not report any functions information for their employees.
Of the 20 bodies under the Scottish Government, 16 did not report any functions information for their employees.
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).