Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

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

Status Year Sexual_orientation Region_london Region_ITL1 Parent_department Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight London London Attorney General’s Departments 3375 3205 49970 52020
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight London London Cabinet Office 3150 3090 55740 56430
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight London London Chancellor’s other departments 255 245 63580 55960
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight London London Charity Commission 45 45 45590 38800
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight London London Competition and Markets Authority 635 615 62760 58060
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight London London Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 4035 3930 51830 54710
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight London London Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 1170 1145 51220 53030
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight London London Department for Education 1700 1630 52440 55020
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight London London Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 1835 1785 46440 40710
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight London London Department for International Trade 1640 1615 49760 44180
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight London London Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 1575 1535 51770 54630
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight London London Department for Transport 2175 2115 51600 50420
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight London London Department for Work and Pensions 6235 5825 36650 32520
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight London London Department of Health and Social Care 3150 3035 49850 42590
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight London London Food Standards Agency 150 145 45400 41160
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight London London Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 2730 2660 52550 53500
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight London London HM Land Registry 230 215 43890 38410
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight London London HM Revenue and Customs 6055 5775 47810 42060
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight London London HM Treasury 1545 1510 49970 54090
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight London London Home Office 9600 9075 41920 36180
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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).
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.
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).