Home Office Workforce Management Information on Staff Grades and Paybill Costs

Home Office workforce data shows the number of staff employed at different grades across the department, its agencies, and executive non-departmental public bodies. The data is broken down by headcount and full-time equivalent posts, and includes non-payroll staff figures and detailed paybill cost components like salaries and pensions. This dataset is published by the UK Home Office under the OGL-UK-3.0 license and was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze workforce composition and grade distribution based on headcount and full-time equivalent data.
• Model public sector payroll costs based on the breakdown into salaries, allowances, and employer pension contributions.
• Compare staffing levels between the core Home Office department and its affiliated agencies and public bodies.
• Track trends in the use of non-payroll staff within a government department.

Strengths

• Data includes a detailed breakdown of paybill costs into component parts such as salaries and pensions.
• Staff figures are provided by both headcount and full-time equivalent (FTE) metrics.
• Coverage includes the core Home Office department, its agencies, and executive non-departmental public bodies.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:35.492923; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Home Office (UK government department)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from internal human resources and payroll systems.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:35.492923.

Geography

United Kingdom