Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

Data preview: All civil servants / Profession_of_post / Age / Region_london / Region_ITL1

Status Year Profession_of_post Age Region_london Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 Commercial 16-19 Outside London North West (England) [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Commercial 16-19 Outside London Scotland [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Commercial 16-19 Outside London South West (England) [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Commercial 20-29 London London 305 305 41550 36000
In post 2023 Commercial 20-29 Outside London East Midlands (England) 15 15 31340 31920
In post 2023 Commercial 20-29 Outside London East of England 20 20 33420 32020
In post 2023 Commercial 20-29 Outside London North East (England) 25 25 31220 30330
In post 2023 Commercial 20-29 Outside London North West (England) 115 115 36090 33170
In post 2023 Commercial 20-29 Outside London Northern Ireland [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Commercial 20-29 Outside London Scotland 60 60 31400 28940
In post 2023 Commercial 20-29 Outside London South East (England) 75 75 31080 29080
In post 2023 Commercial 20-29 Outside London South West (England) 335 330 31770 31920
In post 2023 Commercial 20-29 Outside London Wales 40 40 29620 31060
In post 2023 Commercial 20-29 Outside London West Midlands (England) 45 45 35610 31350
In post 2023 Commercial 20-29 Outside London Yorkshire and The Humber 90 90 35240 32440
In post 2023 Commercial 20-29 Overseas Overseas 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Commercial 20-29 Unknown Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Commercial 30-39 London London 355 350 55020 55550
In post 2023 Commercial 30-39 Outside London East Midlands (England) 25 25 44890 40320
In post 2023 Commercial 30-39 Outside London East of England 65 60 42230 39000
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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.
Profession_of_post Professions relate to the post occupied by the person and are not dependent on qualifications the individual may have.
Of the 20 bodies under the Scottish Government, 16 did not report any professions information for their employees.
Age Age in 10 year bands. Age is calculated as at the reference date in each year (31st March), so entrants or leavers may have been up to one year younger at the date of exit or entry.
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).