Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

Data preview: All civil servants / Sex / Region_ITL1 / Parent_department / Region_london

Status Year Sex Region_ITL1 Parent_department Region_london Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 Female East Midlands (England) Attorney General’s Departments Outside London 350 320 38230 31180
In post 2023 Female East Midlands (England) Cabinet Office Outside London 45 40 47840 40450
In post 2023 Female East Midlands (England) Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Outside London 135 125 32640 32110
In post 2023 Female East Midlands (England) Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Outside London 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Female East Midlands (England) Department for Education Outside London 230 215 41890 37590
In post 2023 Female East Midlands (England) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Outside London 180 175 34330 30320
In post 2023 Female East Midlands (England) Department for International Trade Outside London 25 20 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Female East Midlands (England) Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Outside London 55 50 47540 48660
In post 2023 Female East Midlands (England) Department for Transport Outside London 225 210 33990 31510
In post 2023 Female East Midlands (England) Department for Work and Pensions Outside London 2925 2485 27650 28120
In post 2023 Female East Midlands (England) Department of Health and Social Care Outside London 120 115 49270 49100
In post 2023 Female East Midlands (England) Food Standards Agency Outside London 30 30 39140 38100
In post 2023 Female East Midlands (England) HM Land Registry Outside London 570 510 32340 28080
In post 2023 Female East Midlands (England) HM Revenue and Customs Outside London 2395 2200 34540 34400
In post 2023 Female East Midlands (England) HM Treasury Outside London [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Female East Midlands (England) Home Office Outside London 145 135 30150 26180
In post 2023 Female East Midlands (England) Ministry of Defence Outside London 855 805 29390 22600
In post 2023 Female East Midlands (England) Ministry of Justice Outside London 4945 4520 29160 25940
In post 2023 Female East Midlands (England) National Crime Agency Outside London 70 65 37940 38310
In post 2023 Female East Midlands (England) Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills Outside London 160 150 47880 52750
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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).
Parent_department Government Department, total figures for both Ministerial and Non-Ministerial Departments include all of their Executive Agencies.
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.
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).