Civil Service Statistics data browser (2026)

Data preview: All civil servants / Sexual_orientation / Ethnicity / Region_ITL2 / Region_ITL3

Status Year Sexual_orientation Ethnicity Region_ITL2 Region_ITL3 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Asian Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Bedford 100 90 35280 32140
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Asian Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Central Bedfordshire 15 15 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Asian Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Luton 140 120 33260 32140
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Asian Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire North and East Hertfordshire 45 40 38880 35620
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Asian Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire South West Hertfordshire 265 255 44500 39460
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Asian Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Berkshire East 180 165 37550 35620
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Asian Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Berkshire West 150 135 37560 35620
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Asian Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Buckinghamshire 135 130 37390 32430
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Asian Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Milton Keynes 140 130 41400 36980
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Asian Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Oxfordshire CC 130 120 38010 33100
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Asian Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Cambridgeshire CC 105 105 41260 35530
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Asian Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Peterborough 245 210 32350 27610
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Asian Cheshire Cheshire East 15 10 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Asian Cheshire Cheshire West and Chester 10 5 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Asian Cheshire Warrington 50 50 42240 39220
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Asian Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Cornwall and Isles of Scilly [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Asian Cumbria Cumberland 15 15 [c] [c]
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Asian Cumbria Westmorland and Furness [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Asian Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Derby 135 120 32100 32140
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Asian Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire East Derbyshire [c] [c] [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.
Region_ITL3 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 3 divides into counties, unitary authorities, or districts in England (some grouped), groups of unitary authorities in Wales, groups of council areas in Scotland, groups of districts in Northern Ireland.
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.
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).