Civil Service Statistics data browser (2026)

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

Status Year Sexual_orientation Region_ITL2 Sex Region_ITL1 Headcount FTE Mean_salary Median_salary
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Female East (England) 2045 1870 40660 35620
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Male East (England) 1550 1505 42270 38370
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Unknown East (England) [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Female South East (England) 3680 3395 39920 35620
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Male South East (England) 3290 3210 43560 39720
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Unknown South East (England) [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Female East (England) 2055 1880 38970 33280
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Male East (England) 1770 1690 42420 38640
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Unknown East (England) [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Cheshire Female North West (England) 1970 1810 40980 37460
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Cheshire Male North West (England) 1350 1300 44230 42270
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Cheshire Unknown North West (England) [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Female South West (England) 865 750 34720 32140
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Male South West (England) 600 575 36020 32140
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Unknown South West (England) [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Cumbria Female North West (England) 1115 985 34900 30620
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Cumbria Male North West (England) 705 685 39120 33280
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Cumbria Unknown North West (England) [c] [c] [c] [c]
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Female East Midlands (England) 6065 5500 39440 35530
In post 2026 Heterosexual / straight Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Male East Midlands (England) 4590 4435 41170 37460
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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).