Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_ITL3 / Region_ITL2 / Profession_of_post / Region_london

Status Year Region_ITL3 Region_ITL2 Profession_of_post Region_london Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Commercial Outside London [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Communications Outside London [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Counter Fraud Outside London 15 15 28920 28120
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Digital, Data and Technology Outside London 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Finance Outside London 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Human Resources Outside London 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Internal Audit Outside London [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Legal Outside London 35 35 58570 55990
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Operational Delivery Outside London 995 915 37330 28990
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Other Outside London 55 50 33850 36850
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Policy Outside London 10 10 46860 37750
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Project Delivery Outside London [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Property Outside London [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Psychology Outside London [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Science and Engineering Outside London [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Security Outside London 85 85 44960 45880
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Unknown Outside London 675 640 38880 34730
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire North Eastern Scotland Veterinarian Outside London [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Angus and Dundee City Eastern Scotland Commercial Outside London [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Angus and Dundee City Eastern Scotland Counter Fraud Outside London 25 20 29050 28120
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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_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.
Profession_of_post Professions relate to the post occupied by the person and are not dependent on qualifications the individual may have.
Of the 20 bodies under the Scottish Government, 16 did not report any professions information for their employees.
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).