Civil Service Statistics data browser (2026)

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

Status Year Sexual_orientation Region_ITL1 Region_ITL2 Sex Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East (England) Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female 2045 1870 40660 35620
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East (England) Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Male 1550 1505 42270 38370
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East (England) Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East (England) Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Female 2055 1880 38970 33280
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East (England) Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Male 1770 1690 42420 38640
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East (England) Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East (England) Essex Female 2215 2000 37890 35620
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East (England) Essex Male 1395 1345 41070 37290
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East (England) Essex Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East (England) Norfolk Female 1415 1255 36640 32140
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East (England) Norfolk Male 1300 1245 39710 37010
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East (England) Norfolk Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East (England) Suffolk Female 1685 1525 36810 32140
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East (England) Suffolk Male 1435 1390 39470 37900
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East (England) Suffolk Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Female 6065 5500 39440 35530
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Male 4590 4435 41170 37460
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Unknown [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East Midlands (England) Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire Female 3160 2840 34610 32140
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East Midlands (England) Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire Male 2225 2135 37000 33600
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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_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.
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).