Civil Service Statistics data browser (2025)

Data preview: All civil servants / Region_ITL1 / Region_london

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Status Year Region_ITL1 Region_london Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2025 East (England) Outside London 23210 21575 36860 34170
In post 2025 East Midlands (England) Outside London 25710 23940 36220 31540
In post 2025 London London 107105 102865 50740 45290
In post 2025 North East (England) Outside London 35290 32375 36190 30980
In post 2025 North West (England) Outside London 72800 67985 36700 30980
In post 2025 Northern Ireland Outside London 4880 4640 36530 31210
In post 2025 Overseas Overseas 3760 3740 58320 57110
In post 2025 Scotland Outside London 56675 53275 40330 35200
In post 2025 South East (England) Outside London 45220 42265 38250 34330
In post 2025 South West (England) Outside London 49595 46620 41550 37500
In post 2025 Unknown Unknown 2345 2300 43750 39620
In post 2025 Wales Outside London 41155 38220 37930 31650
In post 2025 West Midlands (England) Outside London 38020 35455 36780 31350
In post 2025 Yorkshire and The Humber Outside London 43895 40890 38010 33580
Leaver CS 2025 East (England) Outside London 1935 [c] 35190 30980
Leaver CS 2025 East Midlands (England) Outside London 1990 [c] 33170 29330
Leaver CS 2025 London London 7435 [c] 46400 38350
Leaver CS 2025 North East (England) Outside London 2210 [c] 32690 28580
Leaver CS 2025 North West (England) Outside London 4520 [c] 33450 29500
Leaver CS 2025 Northern Ireland Outside London 250 [c] 32130 28030
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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_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.
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).