Civil Service Statistics data browser (2026)

Data preview: All civil servants / Sexual_orientation / Region_ITL2 / Region_london

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Status Year Sexual_orientation Region_ITL2 Region_london Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Outside London 3595 3375 41360 37020
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Outside London 6970 6610 41640 38410
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Outside London 3825 3570 40570 37140
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Cheshire Outside London 3320 3110 42300 39060
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Outside London 1465 1325 35250 32140
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Cumbria Outside London 1820 1670 36540 31990
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Outside London 10655 9930 40180 36080
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Devon Outside London 7370 6785 41060 37170
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East Central Scotland Outside London 11040 10470 49440 43930
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire Outside London 4105 3785 36410 32430
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Eastern Scotland Outside London 3320 3120 38350 34890
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Essex Outside London 3610 3345 39120 35620
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Outside London 7200 6835 44770 39850
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Greater Manchester Outside London 17625 16680 41560 37800
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Hampshire and Isle of Wight Outside London 11435 10600 41850 37910
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire Outside London 2960 2750 37460 32380
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Highlands and Islands Outside London 2515 2395 40030 35850
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Inner London - East London 14615 13925 51410 44980
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Inner London - West London 36065 34930 59000 59230
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Kent Outside London 7675 7230 41010 39640
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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_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_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.
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).