Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

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

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Status Year Region_ITL1 Sexual_orientation Region_ITL2 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Heterosexual / straight Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9555 8935 34280 30330
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Heterosexual / straight Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4345 4000 30130 28120
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Heterosexual / straight Lincolnshire 2320 2180 30870 28120
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) LGBO Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 675 650 32400 28130
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) LGBO Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 270 255 29210 28120
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) LGBO Lincolnshire 110 105 30320 28120
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Undeclared Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1130 1035 33950 30260
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Undeclared Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 550 505 30550 28120
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Undeclared Lincolnshire 280 265 31840 28120
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Unknown Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2990 2770 30690 28120
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Unknown Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1035 930 27970 27400
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) Unknown Lincolnshire 370 345 29190 28120
In post 2023 East of England Heterosexual / straight Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3420 3215 35220 31280
In post 2023 East of England Heterosexual / straight East Anglia 9310 8675 32510 28880
In post 2023 East of England Heterosexual / straight Essex 3180 2940 32190 31280
In post 2023 East of England LGBO Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 190 185 34370 31280
In post 2023 East of England LGBO East Anglia 460 440 30470 28120
In post 2023 East of England LGBO Essex 185 180 32240 31280
In post 2023 East of England Undeclared Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 435 400 35280 31680
In post 2023 East of England Undeclared East Anglia 1195 1100 32820 30350
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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.
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).