Civil Service Statistics data browser (2025)

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Status Year Function_of_post Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2025 Analysis East (England) 100 90 43370 41470
In post 2025 Analysis East Midlands (England) 180 170 42960 41220
In post 2025 Analysis London 5375 5225 57400 54660
In post 2025 Analysis North East (England) 590 565 42010 40170
In post 2025 Analysis North West (England) 1165 1130 44130 41650
In post 2025 Analysis Northern Ireland 15 15 47840 45780
In post 2025 Analysis Overseas 75 75 55850 58000
In post 2025 Analysis Scotland 410 390 47670 43000
In post 2025 Analysis South East (England) 980 920 46270 43120
In post 2025 Analysis South West (England) 735 700 46120 44100
In post 2025 Analysis Unknown 20 20 50730 45040
In post 2025 Analysis Wales 1190 1140 44550 43000
In post 2025 Analysis West Midlands (England) 395 385 44690 41650
In post 2025 Analysis Yorkshire and The Humber 995 950 47370 45500
In post 2025 Commercial East (England) 275 260 51200 46790
In post 2025 Commercial East Midlands (England) 160 155 48010 42830
In post 2025 Commercial London 1975 1935 63800 61740
In post 2025 Commercial North East (England) 180 180 48970 42120
In post 2025 Commercial North West (England) 980 955 50880 45600
In post 2025 Commercial Northern Ireland 20 20 42230 40050
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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 2025-07-16

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, United Kingdom Statistics Authority, Scottish Forestry and Forest and Land Scotland.
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.
Function_of_post Functions relate to the post occupied by the person and are not dependent on qualifications the individual may have.
Of the 21 bodies under the Scottish Government, 16 did not report any functions 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).