Civil Service Statistics data browser (2026)

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

Status Year Sex Function_of_post Sexual_orientation Region_ITL2 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 15 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Cheshire [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Cornwall and Isles of Scilly [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Cumbria 20 15 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 85 80 44350 39710
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Devon 20 15 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight East Central Scotland 55 50 58010 56170
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 5 5 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Eastern Scotland [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Essex [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 40 35 50270 48150
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Greater Manchester 340 320 44980 42690
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Hampshire and Isle of Wight 265 240 49470 45550
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 10 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Highlands and Islands [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Inner London - East 345 320 64130 60760
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Inner London - West 1350 1285 60450 62140
In post 2026 Female Analysis Heterosexual / straight Kent 10 10 [c] [c]
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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).
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.
The Serious Fraud Office have not reported any data for profession, function, ethnicity, disabilty and sexual orientation due to alignment concerns with these fields with external reporting criteria. The Serious Fraud Office is currently undertaking work to ensure a robust dataset is reported for the 2027 ACSES return.
Sex Self reported sex.
"Unknown" accounts for employees who were recorded with an unknown sex.
Figures on sex presented here are based on management information provided by departments, which records the ‘legal sex’ of civil servants. ‘Legal sex’ does not align with ‘sex’ as defined by The Equality Act 2010.
The Serious Fraud Office have not reported any data for profession, function, ethnicity, disabilty and sexual orientation due to alignment concerns with these fields with external reporting criteria. The Serious Fraud Office is currently undertaking work to ensure a robust dataset is reported for the 2027 ACSES return.
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.
The Serious Fraud Office have not reported any data for profession, function, ethnicity, disabilty and sexual orientation due to alignment concerns with these fields with external reporting criteria. The Serious Fraud Office is currently undertaking work to ensure a robust dataset is reported for the 2027 ACSES return.
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).