Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

Data preview: All civil servants / Sex / Region_ITL3 / Region_ITL1

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Status Year Sex Region_ITL3 Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 Female Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Scotland 960 870 35050 31120
In post 2023 Female Angus and Dundee City Scotland 1545 1420 29300 28120
In post 2023 Female Antrim and Newtownabbey Northern Ireland 60 55 31540 25750
In post 2023 Female Ards and North Down Northern Ireland 60 55 31670 25880
In post 2023 Female Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Northern Ireland 10 10 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Female Barking & Dagenham and Havering London 395 350 32810 32520
In post 2023 Female Barnet London 1035 965 40430 33330
In post 2023 Female Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham Yorkshire and The Humber 1900 1650 28540 28120
In post 2023 Female Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire South West (England) 5725 5305 37550 34000
In post 2023 Female Bedford East of England 530 485 31090 28480
In post 2023 Female Belfast Northern Ireland 1680 1530 31720 28130
In post 2023 Female Berkshire South East (England) 1390 1280 33990 31280
In post 2023 Female Bexley and Greenwich London 900 835 33050 32520
In post 2023 Female Birmingham West Midlands (England) 7785 7105 32220 28120
In post 2023 Female Blackburn with Darwen North West (England) 230 205 29310 28120
In post 2023 Female Blackpool North West (England) 3360 2985 30550 28120
In post 2023 Female Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole South West (England) 445 385 29210 28120
In post 2023 Female Bradford Yorkshire and The Humber 1665 1425 27290 24570
In post 2023 Female Breckland and South Norfolk East of England 255 235 31070 28480
In post 2023 Female Brent London 365 325 32650 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 2023-07-26, 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_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.
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).