Civil Service Statistics data browser (2025)

Data preview: All civil servants / Sexual_orientation / Region_london / Ethnicity / Region_ITL1

Status Year Sexual_orientation Region_london Ethnicity Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2025 Heterosexual / straight London Asian London 14025 13355 44970 40050
In post 2025 Heterosexual / straight London Black London 9945 9570 41550 36840
In post 2025 Heterosexual / straight London Mixed London 3015 2910 49280 44200
In post 2025 Heterosexual / straight London Other ethnicity London 1200 1150 46540 41750
In post 2025 Heterosexual / straight London Undeclared London 1030 975 44870 39260
In post 2025 Heterosexual / straight London Unknown London 990 955 52450 46730
In post 2025 Heterosexual / straight London White London 39970 38350 56600 51880
In post 2025 Heterosexual / straight Outside London Asian East (England) 1320 1215 35880 32030
In post 2025 Heterosexual / straight Outside London Asian East Midlands (England) 2230 2060 33180 30980
In post 2025 Heterosexual / straight Outside London Asian North East (England) 775 730 35490 30980
In post 2025 Heterosexual / straight Outside London Asian North West (England) 4140 3915 34340 30980
In post 2025 Heterosexual / straight Outside London Asian Northern Ireland 20 20 [c] [c]
In post 2025 Heterosexual / straight Outside London Asian Scotland 980 935 38270 32460
In post 2025 Heterosexual / straight Outside London Asian South East (England) 1720 1615 36560 34080
In post 2025 Heterosexual / straight Outside London Asian South West (England) 1045 1000 40230 36540
In post 2025 Heterosexual / straight Outside London Asian Wales 765 725 35670 30980
In post 2025 Heterosexual / straight Outside London Asian West Midlands (England) 5800 5460 34430 30980
In post 2025 Heterosexual / straight Outside London Asian Yorkshire and The Humber 3790 3560 33990 30980
In post 2025 Heterosexual / straight Outside London Black East (England) 995 955 34880 34330
In post 2025 Heterosexual / straight Outside London Black East Midlands (England) 1015 965 33290 30980
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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_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.
Ethnicity Self reported ethnicity. "Undeclared" accounts for employees who have actively declared that they do not want to disclose their ethnicity and "Unknown" accounts for employees who have not made an active declaration about their ethnicity.
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).