Civil Service Statistics data browser (2025)

Data preview: All civil servants / Sex / Region_ITL2 / Region_ITL1 / Sexual_orientation

Status Year Sex Region_ITL2 Region_ITL1 Sexual_orientation Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2025 Female Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East (England) Heterosexual / straight 2135 1945 38340 34330
In post 2025 Female Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East (England) LGBO 145 140 35770 34330
In post 2025 Female Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East (England) Undeclared 220 195 38580 34330
In post 2025 Female Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire East (England) Unknown 390 350 37490 33180
In post 2025 Female Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Heterosexual / straight 3735 3435 38220 34330
In post 2025 Female Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) LGBO 250 245 37300 35770
In post 2025 Female Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Undeclared 395 365 38840 34530
In post 2025 Female Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire South East (England) Unknown 675 605 38120 34090
In post 2025 Female Cambridgeshire and Peterborough East (England) Heterosexual / straight 2040 1865 36930 31650
In post 2025 Female Cambridgeshire and Peterborough East (England) LGBO 130 125 35400 32220
In post 2025 Female Cambridgeshire and Peterborough East (England) Undeclared 255 235 38940 36530
In post 2025 Female Cambridgeshire and Peterborough East (England) Unknown 370 335 34890 30970
In post 2025 Female Cheshire North West (England) Heterosexual / straight 1880 1730 39130 36300
In post 2025 Female Cheshire North West (England) LGBO 170 165 38460 35400
In post 2025 Female Cheshire North West (England) Undeclared 185 165 37570 34540
In post 2025 Female Cheshire North West (England) Unknown 300 275 35090 33580
In post 2025 Female Cornwall and Isles of Scilly South West (England) Heterosexual / straight 855 750 32790 30980
In post 2025 Female Cornwall and Isles of Scilly South West (England) LGBO 50 45 30680 30980
In post 2025 Female Cornwall and Isles of Scilly South West (England) Undeclared 95 85 33540 30710
In post 2025 Female Cornwall and Isles of Scilly South West (England) Unknown 110 95 32110 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 2025-07-17

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.
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.
Sex Self reported sex.
"Unknown" accounts for employees who were recorded with an unknown sex.
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).