Civil Service Statistics data browser (2022)

Data preview: All civil servants / Function_of_post / Parent_department / Region_ITL3 / Profession_of_post

Status Year Function_of_post Parent_department Region_ITL3 Profession_of_post Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2022 Analysis Attorney General’s Departments Camden and City of London Other [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2022 Analysis Cabinet Office Glasgow City Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2022 Analysis Cabinet Office Unknown Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2022 Analysis Cabinet Office Westminster Unknown 20 20 41620 35070
In post 2022 Analysis Chancellor’s other departments Camden and City of London Other 175 160 69590 65470
In post 2022 Analysis Chancellor’s other departments City of Edinburgh Other 10 10 73790 69690
In post 2022 Analysis Chancellor’s other departments Glasgow City Operational Research [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2022 Analysis Chancellor’s other departments Glasgow City Other [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2022 Analysis Chancellor’s other departments Mid Lancashire Operational Research [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2022 Analysis Chancellor’s other departments Westminster Knowledge and Information Management [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2022 Analysis Chancellor’s other departments Westminster Operational Research 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2022 Analysis Chancellor’s other departments Westminster Other 15 15 54180 48820
In post 2022 Analysis Competition and Markets Authority Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Economics [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2022 Analysis Competition and Markets Authority City of Edinburgh Economics [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2022 Analysis Competition and Markets Authority City of Edinburgh Intelligence Analysis [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2022 Analysis Competition and Markets Authority Tower Hamlets Economics 95 90 64300 59890
In post 2022 Analysis Competition and Markets Authority Tower Hamlets Intelligence Analysis 30 30 55030 54320
In post 2022 Analysis Competition and Markets Authority Tower Hamlets Statistics 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2022 Analysis Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Ards and North Down Statistics [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2022 Analysis Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Berkshire Economics [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 2023-02-15, with GIT 71a76ea.

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.
Five 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, Defence Electronics and Components Agency, 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.
Organisation specific notes on status: In late June 2021 around 7,000 employees from Community Rehabilitation Companies were transferred in from the private sector to HM Prison and Probation Service, counting as entrants. HM Land Registry do not record where their departing employees transfer to and so are unable to identify those that transfer to another Civil Service department.
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.
On 30 September 2021, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government changed its name to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Region_ITL3 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 3 divides into counties, unitary authorities, or districts in England (some grouped), groups of unitary authorities in Wales, groups of council areas in Scotland, groups of districts in Northern Ireland.
Function_of_post Functions relate to the post occupied by the person and are not dependent on qualifications the individual may have.
Home Office, Welsh Government and Royal Fleet Auxiliary did not report any functions information for their employees.
Of the 20 bodies under the Scottish Government, 16 did not report any functions information for their employees.
Profession_of_post Professions relate to the post occupied by the person and are not dependent on qualifications the individual may have.
Cabinet Office (excl agencies) reported profession information for only 60 out of a total 9,930 employees.
Of the 20 bodies under the Scottish Government, 16 did not report any professions information for their employees.
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).