Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

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

Status Year Function_of_post Region_london Region_ITL2 Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 Analysis London Inner London - East London 1000 970 50700 45560
In post 2023 Analysis London Inner London - West London 3230 3150 50230 46470
In post 2023 Analysis London Outer London - East and North East London [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis London Outer London - South London 185 175 46900 43210
In post 2023 Analysis London Outer London - West and North West London [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England 25 25 48900 43000
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) 25 20 39270 37650
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London Cheshire North West (England) [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London Cornwall and Isles of Scilly South West (England) 10 10 30100 30330
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London Cumbria North West (England) 20 20 33100 30320
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire East Midlands (England) 105 100 41490 39190
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London Devon South West (England) 35 35 35340 34040
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London Dorset and Somerset South West (England) 145 140 34720 30350
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London East Anglia East of England 370 350 36780 34970
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London East Wales Wales 1145 1100 39120 37760
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire Yorkshire and The Humber 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London Eastern Scotland Scotland 65 65 48490 42920
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London Essex East of England [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bath/Bristol area South West (England) 815 780 42740 40200
In post 2023 Analysis Outside London Greater Manchester North West (England) 415 405 41390 38210
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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 2023-07-27, 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.
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).