Quarterly snapshots from 2010 onward show the organization chart of UK central government departments and agencies. The dataset lists all staff roles and includes names and salaries for Senior Civil Servants at grade 2* and above. It is published by the National Army Museum and validated for release in CSV format under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.
Use Cases
- Analyze organizational hierarchy and reporting lines based on the organogram structure.
- Study salary distribution and compensation trends for high-level civil servants.
- Track changes in government staffing and departmental structure over time.
- Perform transparency and accountability audits of public sector employment.
Strengths
- Quarterly snapshots published since 2010 provide a longitudinal view.
- Includes specific salary data for Senior Civil Servants at grade 2* and above.
- Data is validated and released under an open license (OGL-UK-3.0).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the quarterly snapshot methodology.
Provenance
- Source
- National Army Museum
- Collection Method
- Published by all central government departments and their agencies.
- Time Range
- 2010 onward
- Freshness
- Snapshots are published quarterly (31 March, 30 June, 30 September, 31 December).
- Geography
- United Kingdom (central government)