Civil Service Statistics data browser (2025)

Data preview: All civil servants / Function_of_post / Region_ITL2

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Status Year Function_of_post Region_ITL2 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2025 Analysis Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 25 20 46890 46640
In post 2025 Analysis Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 60 55 45370 41650
In post 2025 Analysis Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 30 30 43800 41400
In post 2025 Analysis Cheshire 20 20 44430 44750
In post 2025 Analysis Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 20 20 43710 41770
In post 2025 Analysis Cumbria 60 55 33430 28930
In post 2025 Analysis Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 145 140 43740 42120
In post 2025 Analysis Devon 65 60 38180 33820
In post 2025 Analysis East Central Scotland 180 175 51630 45440
In post 2025 Analysis East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 30 30 39180 37500
In post 2025 Analysis Eastern Scotland 10 10 34020 33890
In post 2025 Analysis Essex 15 15 38130 35680
In post 2025 Analysis Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 195 190 46930 45220
In post 2025 Analysis Greater Manchester 730 715 45110 43000
In post 2025 Analysis Hampshire and Isle of Wight 740 695 47270 43820
In post 2025 Analysis Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 25 20 39710 40660
In post 2025 Analysis Highlands and Islands 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2025 Analysis Inner London - East 1020 985 61970 55630
In post 2025 Analysis Inner London - West 4095 3990 56530 56720
In post 2025 Analysis Kent 30 25 41930 40660
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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_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.
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).