Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

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

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Status Year Region_ITL1 Region_london Sexual_orientation Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Heterosexual / straight 16220 15115 32680 28480
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London LGBO 1055 1015 31370 28120
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Undeclared 1965 1800 32700 28130
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Outside London Unknown 4395 4050 29930 28120
In post 2023 East of England Outside London Heterosexual / straight 15910 14835 33030 30560
In post 2023 East of England Outside London LGBO 830 805 31740 29700
In post 2023 East of England Outside London Undeclared 2015 1850 33060 30930
In post 2023 East of England Outside London Unknown 3635 3325 31300 28120
In post 2023 London London Heterosexual / straight 67895 65240 46190 41380
In post 2023 London London LGBO 5625 5535 47570 43000
In post 2023 London London Undeclared 9055 8640 45600 41360
In post 2023 London London Unknown 21160 20375 43190 37510
In post 2023 North East (England) Outside London Heterosexual / straight 23425 21435 32130 28120
In post 2023 North East (England) Outside London LGBO 1510 1460 31650 28120
In post 2023 North East (England) Outside London Undeclared 2280 2055 31610 28120
In post 2023 North East (England) Outside London Unknown 7045 6310 29320 26960
In post 2023 North West (England) Outside London Heterosexual / straight 44970 41920 32880 28120
In post 2023 North West (England) Outside London LGBO 3205 3105 32270 28130
In post 2023 North West (England) Outside London Undeclared 4745 4350 32400 28120
In post 2023 North West (England) Outside London Unknown 14190 13135 29730 27650
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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_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.
Sexual_orientation Self reported sexual orientation.
"Undeclared" accounts for employees who have actively declared that they do not want to disclose their sexual orientation and "Unknown" accounts for employees who have not made an active declaration about their sexual orientation.
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).