Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

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

Status Year Sexual_orientation Disability Region_ITL1 Region_ITL2 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Declared disabled East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1475 1350 31800 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Declared disabled East Midlands (England) Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 680 610 28360 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Declared disabled East Midlands (England) Lincolnshire 370 340 29640 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Declared disabled East of England Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 460 420 34320 31280
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Declared disabled East of England East Anglia 1320 1205 31160 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Declared disabled East of England Essex 495 445 31350 31280
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Declared disabled London Inner London - East 1420 1335 41190 35590
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Declared disabled London Inner London - West 4055 3910 47770 43210
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Declared disabled London Outer London - East and North East 475 435 32370 32520
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Declared disabled London Outer London - South 960 900 39200 35410
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Declared disabled London Outer London - West and North West 700 635 34240 32520
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Declared disabled North East (England) Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear 2240 1985 29780 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Declared disabled North East (England) Tees Valley and Durham 1120 1000 30210 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Declared disabled North West (England) Cheshire 420 380 31530 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Declared disabled North West (England) Cumbria 285 260 29680 26080
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Declared disabled North West (England) Greater Manchester 1970 1825 33250 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Declared disabled North West (England) Lancashire 1760 1570 29560 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Declared disabled North West (England) Merseyside 2100 1890 30570 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Declared disabled Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 300 280 32030 28130
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Declared disabled Overseas Overseas 130 130 49040 44760
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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.
Disability Self reported disability.
"Undeclared" accounts for employees who have actively declared that they do not want to disclose their disability status and "Unknown" accounts for employees who have not made an active declaration about their disability status.
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).