Civil Service Statistics data browser (2026)

Data preview: All civil servants / Age

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Status	Year	Age	Headcount	FTE	Mean_salary	Median_salary
In post	2026	16-19	1085	1070	28350	27840
In post	2026	20-29	86105	84845	36390	33750
In post	2026	30-39	139620	134210	43260	38970
In post	2026	40-49	131040	124085	46060	39950
In post	2026	50-59	132740	125110	44560	38770
In post	2026	60-64	49960	41395	40560	34770
In post	2026	65+	17275	13075	38260	32140
In post	2026	Unknown	[c]	[c]	[c]	[c]
Leaver CS	2026	16-19	130	[c]	26190	26250
Leaver CS	2026	20-29	7255	[c]	33110	30530
Leaver CS	2026	30-39	7165	[c]	42070	37910
Leaver CS	2026	40-49	4705	[c]	46540	38470
Leaver CS	2026	50-59	6210	[c]	46790	38600
Leaver CS	2026	60-64	6240	[c]	45380	38600
Leaver CS	2026	65+	6150	[c]	37930	32140
Leaver CS	2026	Unknown	80	[c]	[c]	[c]
Leaver Dept.	2026	16-19	10	[c]	[c]	[c]
Leaver Dept.	2026	20-29	3520	[c]	38500	37020
Leaver Dept.	2026	30-39	4265	[c]	48010	44480
Leaver Dept.	2026	40-49	2460	[c]	54130	50290
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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 2026-07-16

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.
Year	Year of data collection (as at 31 March).
Age	Age in 10 year bands. Age is calculated as at the reference date in each year (31st March), so entrants or leavers may have been up to one year younger at the date of exit or entry.
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).