Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_ITL3 / Sexual_orientation / Region_ITL1 / Region_ITL2

Status Year Region_ITL3 Sexual_orientation Region_ITL1 Region_ITL2 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Heterosexual / straight Scotland North Eastern Scotland 1155 1075 40150 34070
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire LGBO Scotland North Eastern Scotland 70 70 35460 31350
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Undeclared Scotland North Eastern Scotland 125 115 41930 32000
In post 2023 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Unknown Scotland North Eastern Scotland 560 520 34690 31940
In post 2023 Angus and Dundee City Heterosexual / straight Scotland Eastern Scotland 1480 1390 30410 28120
In post 2023 Angus and Dundee City LGBO Scotland Eastern Scotland 140 135 28250 26890
In post 2023 Angus and Dundee City Undeclared Scotland Eastern Scotland 105 100 26940 23340
In post 2023 Angus and Dundee City Unknown Scotland Eastern Scotland 805 755 27620 24890
In post 2023 Antrim and Newtownabbey Heterosexual / straight Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 165 160 26800 22130
In post 2023 Antrim and Newtownabbey LGBO Northern Ireland Northern Ireland [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Antrim and Newtownabbey Undeclared Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 15 10 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Antrim and Newtownabbey Unknown Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 35 30 29620 25750
In post 2023 Ards and North Down Heterosexual / straight Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 185 180 27620 22500
In post 2023 Ards and North Down LGBO Northern Ireland Northern Ireland [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Ards and North Down Undeclared Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 10 10 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Ards and North Down Unknown Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 25 25 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Heterosexual / straight Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 20 15 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon LGBO Northern Ireland Northern Ireland [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Undeclared Northern Ireland Northern Ireland [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Barking & Dagenham and Havering Heterosexual / straight London Outer London - East and North East 455 420 33500 32520
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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).
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.
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.
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).