Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

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

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Status Year Profession_of_post Function_of_post Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 Commercial Commercial East Midlands (England) 105 105 46950 42590
In post 2023 Commercial Commercial East of England 210 195 44470 40570
In post 2023 Commercial Commercial London 1400 1375 60140 56000
In post 2023 Commercial Commercial North East (England) 120 115 47010 41590
In post 2023 Commercial Commercial North West (England) 650 635 47590 40620
In post 2023 Commercial Commercial Northern Ireland 10 10 32450 29720
In post 2023 Commercial Commercial Overseas 30 30 67720 60030
In post 2023 Commercial Commercial Scotland 360 355 42270 37060
In post 2023 Commercial Commercial South East (England) 520 510 43600 40420
In post 2023 Commercial Commercial South West (England) 1700 1635 43500 41860
In post 2023 Commercial Commercial Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Commercial Commercial Wales 370 350 36830 32670
In post 2023 Commercial Commercial West Midlands (England) 325 320 46340 39090
In post 2023 Commercial Commercial Yorkshire and The Humber 455 445 49150 41880
In post 2023 Commercial Communications London [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Commercial Counter Fraud London 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Commercial Counter Fraud North West (England) [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Commercial Counter Fraud Scotland [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Commercial Counter Fraud South West (England) [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Commercial Counter Fraud Unknown [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).
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.
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.
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).