Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_ITL1 / Sex / Region_ITL2

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Status Year Region_ITL1 Sex Region_ITL2 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Female Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8150 7395 32690 28130
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Female Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3715 3305 28870 27650
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Female Lincolnshire 1625 1490 29400 27740
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Male Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6205 6000 34380 31260
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Male Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2480 2385 31110 28120
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Male Lincolnshire 1460 1405 32240 30400
In post 2023 East of England Female Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2770 2520 34090 31280
In post 2023 East of England Female East Anglia 6750 6080 30920 28120
In post 2023 East of England Female Essex 2725 2445 31280 30560
In post 2023 East of England Male Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2000 1945 36130 32410
In post 2023 East of England Male East Anglia 6320 6070 33630 31290
In post 2023 East of England Male Essex 1820 1750 32380 30540
In post 2023 London Female Inner London - East 10115 9510 42590 37760
In post 2023 London Female Inner London - West 32045 30765 48580 43760
In post 2023 London Female Outer London - East and North East 2550 2280 32010 32520
In post 2023 London Female Outer London - South 7035 6550 38620 33050
In post 2023 London Female Outer London - West and North West 4960 4545 34900 32520
In post 2023 London Male Inner London - East 8620 8420 46400 40260
In post 2023 London Male Inner London - West 27135 26800 50910 46600
In post 2023 London Male Outer London - East and North East 1700 1650 34140 32520
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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.
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.
Sex Self reported sex.
"Unknown" accounts for employees who were recorded with an unknown sex.
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).