Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

Data preview: All civil servants / Sexual_orientation / Ethnicity / Region_ITL1 / Region_london

Status Year Sexual_orientation Ethnicity Region_ITL1 Region_london Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Asian East Midlands (England) Outside London 1720 1590 29830 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Asian East of England Outside London 1045 955 32410 28480
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Asian London London 12570 11980 40250 35590
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Asian North East (England) Outside London 580 545 31240 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Asian North West (England) Outside London 2910 2730 30730 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Asian Northern Ireland Outside London 15 10 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Asian Overseas Overseas 135 135 50050 52400
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Asian Scotland Outside London 685 645 34230 29270
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Asian South East (England) Outside London 1340 1250 32530 29890
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Asian South West (England) Outside London 835 795 36590 33700
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Asian Unknown Unknown 65 60 33770 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Asian Wales Outside London 550 520 33500 28130
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Asian West Midlands (England) Outside London 4525 4255 30640 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Asian Yorkshire and The Humber Outside London 2715 2545 30610 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Black East Midlands (England) Outside London 580 550 29570 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Black East of England Outside London 530 505 32020 30490
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Black London London 8745 8460 37350 33330
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Black North East (England) Outside London 185 175 31750 28130
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Black North West (England) Outside London 885 855 31430 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Black Northern Ireland Outside London 5 5 [c] [c]
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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_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.
Ethnicity Self reported ethnicity. "Undeclared" accounts for employees who have actively declared that they do not want to disclose their ethnicity and "Unknown" accounts for employees who have not made an active declaration about their ethnicity.
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).