Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

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Status Year Region_ITL2 Region_ITL1 Region_london Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Outside London 4770 4465 34950 31280
In post 2023 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Outside London 9295 8800 35440 32380
In post 2023 Cheshire North West (England) Outside London 4500 4235 34230 32030
In post 2023 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly South West (England) Outside London 1725 1570 29020 27740
In post 2023 Cumbria North West (England) Outside London 2470 2265 30170 26000
In post 2023 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire East Midlands (England) Outside London 14355 13390 33420 28880
In post 2023 Devon South West (England) Outside London 9540 8795 33560 30190
In post 2023 Dorset and Somerset South West (England) Outside London 5570 5180 32330 28880
In post 2023 East Anglia East of England Outside London 13070 12150 32230 28880
In post 2023 East Wales Wales Outside London 21275 20035 35880 31390
In post 2023 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire Yorkshire and The Humber Outside London 5075 4650 30230 28120
In post 2023 Eastern Scotland Scotland Outside London 21710 20510 38040 33520
In post 2023 Essex East of England Outside London 4545 4195 31720 30560
In post 2023 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bath/Bristol area South West (England) Outside London 30555 29070 38890 35000
In post 2023 Greater Manchester North West (England) Outside London 22305 21115 34170 29440
In post 2023 Hampshire and Isle of Wight South East (England) Outside London 15870 14700 34720 31060
In post 2023 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire West Midlands (England) Outside London 4120 3840 30830 28120
In post 2023 Highlands and Islands Scotland Outside London 2035 1905 31440 28120
In post 2023 Inner London - East London London 18735 17930 44340 39450
In post 2023 Inner London - West London London 59185 57570 49650 45320
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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.
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).