Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

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

Status Year Region_ITL2 Sex Sexual_orientation Region_ITL3 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Heterosexual / straight Bedford 370 340 30850 28120
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Heterosexual / straight Central Bedfordshire 145 140 32350 28120
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Heterosexual / straight Hertfordshire CC 1255 1150 36660 32520
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Heterosexual / straight Luton 240 210 28140 27920
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female LGBO Bedford 30 30 30150 30880
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female LGBO Central Bedfordshire 10 10 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female LGBO Hertfordshire CC 55 50 35060 32520
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female LGBO Luton 15 15 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Undeclared Bedford 45 40 34620 30500
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Undeclared Central Bedfordshire 15 15 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Undeclared Hertfordshire CC 140 125 36010 31280
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Undeclared Luton 25 25 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Unknown Bedford 85 70 30590 28800
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Unknown Central Bedfordshire 20 20 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Unknown Hertfordshire CC 260 230 35970 31280
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female Unknown Luton 60 50 26950 26760
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Male Heterosexual / straight Bedford 250 240 34480 30880
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Male Heterosexual / straight Central Bedfordshire 195 195 34300 32570
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Male Heterosexual / straight Hertfordshire CC 800 785 39170 34060
In post 2023 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Male Heterosexual / straight Luton 170 160 30020 27650
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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 2023-07-27, 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.
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).