Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_ITL1

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Status Year Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 East Midlands (England) 23630 21980 32110 28130
In post 2023 East of England 22390 20810 32710 30320
In post 2023 London 103735 99790 45600 40800
In post 2023 North East (England) 34260 31260 31500 28120
In post 2023 North West (England) 67110 62515 32150 28120
In post 2023 Northern Ireland 4550 4315 31070 27890
In post 2023 Overseas 3515 3500 53450 53650
In post 2023 Scotland 53495 50110 35360 30440
In post 2023 South East (England) 43030 40095 33850 30880
In post 2023 South West (England) 47390 44615 36680 33470
In post 2023 Unknown 2710 2660 39690 37360
In post 2023 Wales 38655 35880 33440 28130
In post 2023 West Midlands (England) 34445 32115 32760 28120
In post 2023 Yorkshire and The Humber 40860 38020 33650 29050
Leaver CS 2023 East Midlands (England) 2315 [c] 29400 27570
Leaver CS 2023 East of England 2505 [c] 32010 28120
Leaver CS 2023 London 10540 [c] 43140 36310
Leaver CS 2023 North East (England) 2440 [c] 29540 25750
Leaver CS 2023 North West (England) 5080 [c] 30030 26700
Leaver CS 2023 Northern Ireland 270 [c] 29520 22970
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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.
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).