Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_ITL3 / Region_ITL1 / Region_london / Responsibility_level_ungrouped

Status Year Region_ITL3 Region_ITL1 Region_london Responsibility_level_ungrouped Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Scotland Outside London AA 85 65 23250 22920
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Scotland Outside London AO 435 410 28750 25710
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Scotland Outside London EO 635 590 31200 29450
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Scotland Outside London G6 40 40 76710 75740
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Scotland Outside London G7 120 115 63330 58850
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Scotland Outside London HEO 310 295 38250 36330
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Scotland Outside London SCS level [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Scotland Outside London SEO 285 270 57800 49860
In post 2023 Angus and Dundee City Scotland Outside London AA 585 545 22920 22180
In post 2023 Angus and Dundee City Scotland Outside London AO 560 515 22680 21690
In post 2023 Angus and Dundee City Scotland Outside London EO 875 830 29170 29100
In post 2023 Angus and Dundee City Scotland Outside London G6 40 40 75630 74960
In post 2023 Angus and Dundee City Scotland Outside London G7 75 75 57630 55990
In post 2023 Angus and Dundee City Scotland Outside London HEO 280 270 35240 34730
In post 2023 Angus and Dundee City Scotland Outside London SCS level [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Angus and Dundee City Scotland Outside London SEO 110 105 43700 42860
In post 2023 Antrim and Newtownabbey Northern Ireland Outside London AA 100 95 21550 22130
In post 2023 Antrim and Newtownabbey Northern Ireland Outside London AO 35 35 23260 22970
In post 2023 Antrim and Newtownabbey Northern Ireland Outside London EO 40 40 27980 26480
In post 2023 Antrim and Newtownabbey Northern Ireland Outside London G6 [c] [c] [c] [c]
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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 2023-07-28, 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).
Responsibility_level_ungrouped With the exception of the centrally managed Senior Civil Service, government departments have delegated pay and grading. For statistical purposes departments are asked to map their grades to a common framework by responsibility level.
This table shows staff in their substantive responsibility level unless on temporary promotion in which case staff are recorded at the higher responsibility level.
Responsibility_level_ungrouped shows the mapped grades at a higher level of detail, however not all Government Departments / bodies have distinct grades that map exactly to these levels so figures should be considered as approximations and treated with caution.
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_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.
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).