Civil Service Statistics data browser (2023)

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

Status Year Sexual_orientation Sex Ethnicity Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Female Asian East Midlands (England) 950 845 29590 27890
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Female Asian East of England 620 550 31140 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Female Asian London 7425 6930 39920 35410
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Female Asian North East (England) 290 265 29950 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Female Asian North West (England) 1285 1155 30120 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Female Asian Northern Ireland 10 10 [c] [c]
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Female Asian Overseas 65 65 48510 41270
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Female Asian Scotland 375 345 32820 29100
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Female Asian South East (England) 740 670 31550 29140
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Female Asian South West (England) 400 370 35380 31920
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Female Asian Unknown 30 30 32530 27850
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Female Asian Wales 265 245 32490 28130
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Female Asian West Midlands (England) 2500 2280 30000 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Female Asian Yorkshire and The Humber 1325 1185 29730 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Female Black East Midlands (England) 345 320 28760 27890
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Female Black East of England 330 305 30880 28480
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Female Black London 5865 5620 37030 32560
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Female Black North East (England) 100 95 29850 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Female Black North West (England) 460 440 30670 28120
In post 2023 Heterosexual / straight Female Black Northern Ireland [c] [c] [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 2023-07-27, 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.
Sex Self reported sex.
"Unknown" accounts for employees who were recorded with an unknown sex.
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).