Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

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

Status Year Region_ITL1 Region_london Region_ITL2 Parent_department Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Attorney General’s Departments 325 305 38330 31180
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Cabinet Office 75 75 50020 51020
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 200 190 33500 32110
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 10 10 [c] [c]
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Department for Education 365 350 42490 38210
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 220 210 32740 30320
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Department for International Trade 40 35 47380 46070
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 80 75 48510 48660
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Department for Transport 400 385 36040 31660
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Department for Work and Pensions 2435 2165 29840 28120
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Department of Health and Social Care 145 135 51150 49590
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Food Standards Agency 40 40 37670 33990
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire HM Land Registry 610 555 33200 28080
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire HM Revenue and Customs 4635 4380 34790 34700
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire HM Treasury 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Home Office 20 20 43490 42900
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Ministry of Defence 405 385 33780 30700
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Ministry of Justice 4100 3830 30370 28880
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire National Crime Agency 80 75 41090 38310
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills 175 165 47070 41050
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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.
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.
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).