Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

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

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Status Year Parent_department Region_ITL1 Region_london Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 Attorney General’s Departments East Midlands (England) Outside London 520 485 38870 32420
In post 2023 Attorney General’s Departments East of England Outside London 560 510 42280 36780
In post 2023 Attorney General’s Departments London London 4830 4560 51090 52790
In post 2023 Attorney General’s Departments North East (England) Outside London 395 365 39460 32910
In post 2023 Attorney General’s Departments North West (England) Outside London 1090 1025 40240 35000
In post 2023 Attorney General’s Departments Overseas Overseas [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Attorney General’s Departments South East (England) Outside London 785 740 42810 36780
In post 2023 Attorney General’s Departments South West (England) Outside London 425 395 43510 49050
In post 2023 Attorney General’s Departments Wales Outside London 435 400 41340 38940
In post 2023 Attorney General’s Departments West Midlands (England) Outside London 640 600 41170 38760
In post 2023 Attorney General’s Departments Yorkshire and The Humber Outside London 1050 975 42210 38940
In post 2023 Cabinet Office East Midlands (England) Outside London 85 80 50130 51020
In post 2023 Cabinet Office East of England Outside London 250 235 47710 40620
In post 2023 Cabinet Office London London 5585 5500 51850 51290
In post 2023 Cabinet Office North East (England) Outside London 415 390 32600 28840
In post 2023 Cabinet Office North West (England) Outside London 1055 1040 46220 40620
In post 2023 Cabinet Office Northern Ireland Outside London 15 15 34390 33020
In post 2023 Cabinet Office Scotland Outside London 495 490 41090 33020
In post 2023 Cabinet Office South East (England) Outside London 225 220 49220 36320
In post 2023 Cabinet Office South West (England) Outside London 345 340 56040 51290
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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_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.
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).