Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_ITL2 / Sex / Region_ITL3

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Status Year Region_ITL2 Sex Region_ITL3 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Bedford 530 485 31090 28480
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Central Bedfordshire 190 180 32160 28120
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Hertfordshire CC 1710 1560 36450 32420
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Luton 340 295 27950 27650
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Male Bedford 375 365 33830 30880
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Male Central Bedfordshire 265 255 34060 32500
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Male Hertfordshire CC 1120 1100 38760 34060
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Male Luton 240 225 29730 27650
In post 2023 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Female Berkshire 1390 1280 33990 31280
In post 2023 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Female Buckinghamshire 1005 935 33800 30940
In post 2023 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Female Milton Keynes 1010 945 32770 28540
In post 2023 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Female Oxfordshire CC 1405 1280 34330 30930
In post 2023 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Male Berkshire 1455 1425 38360 37010
In post 2023 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Male Buckinghamshire 705 680 36650 34060
In post 2023 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Male Milton Keynes 1130 1105 37290 33940
In post 2023 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Male Oxfordshire CC 1195 1155 36080 33910
In post 2023 Cheshire Female Cheshire East 785 720 32460 28880
In post 2023 Cheshire Female Cheshire West and Chester 355 320 30030 28120
In post 2023 Cheshire Female Warrington 1430 1325 34210 32540
In post 2023 Cheshire Male Cheshire East 520 495 32940 28880
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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_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.
Region_ITL3 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 3 divides into counties, unitary authorities, or districts in England (some grouped), groups of unitary authorities in Wales, groups of council areas in Scotland, groups of districts in Northern Ireland.
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).