Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

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

Status Year Sexual_orientation Region_ITL2 Region_ITL1 Sex Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Female 2010 1840 34270 31280
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Male 1410 1380 36580 32440
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East of England Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Female 3455 3190 34000 31270
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Male 3120 3045 37280 34170
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Cheshire North West (England) Female 1880 1735 33580 30740
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Cheshire North West (England) Male 1395 1355 36220 33990
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Cheshire North West (England) Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Cornwall and Isles of Scilly South West (England) Female 705 610 28740 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Cornwall and Isles of Scilly South West (England) Male 535 515 29950 27470
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Cornwall and Isles of Scilly South West (England) Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Cumbria North West (England) Female 1045 925 29020 25920
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Cumbria North West (England) Male 675 655 32960 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Cumbria North West (England) Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire East Midlands (England) Female 5545 5040 33540 28880
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire East Midlands (England) Male 4010 3895 35310 32060
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire East Midlands (England) Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Devon South West (England) Female 3380 2990 32550 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Devon South West (England) Male 3370 3245 36060 33120
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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 2023-07-29, 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.
Sex Self reported sex.
"Unknown" accounts for employees who were recorded with an unknown sex.
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).