Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

Data preview: All civil servants / Function_of_post / Region_london / Region_ITL1

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Status Year Function_of_post Region_london Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 Analysis London London 4420 4300 50180 45560
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London East Midlands (England) 120 115 40990 38120
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London East of England 395 380 37560 37300
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London North East (England) 355 345 39990 37890
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London North West (England) 650 635 41480 38490
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London Northern Ireland 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London Scotland 175 170 43440 37250
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London South East (England) 1180 1125 42370 39890
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London South West (England) 1010 965 41160 39890
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London Wales 1165 1120 39180 37760
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London West Midlands (England) 190 185 41040 37680
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London Yorkshire and The Humber 650 615 43690 41470
In post 2023 Analysis Overseas Overseas [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Unknown Unknown 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Commercial London London 1810 1785 58430 56000
In post 2023 Commercial Outside London East Midlands (England) 140 135 43770 40500
In post 2023 Commercial Outside London East of England 250 235 45990 40750
In post 2023 Commercial Outside London North East (England) 140 135 45880 40820
In post 2023 Commercial Outside London North West (England) 775 760 46540 40620
In post 2023 Commercial Outside London Northern Ireland 15 15 34740 33230
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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.
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).