Northern Ireland Office Staff Numbers with Payroll and Contingent Labor Data

Monthly management information on staff numbers for the Northern Ireland Office, validated and released in CSV format. The data includes both payroll and non-payroll contingent labor, split between full-time equivalents and headcount, with payroll staff mapped to standard Civil Service grades. Staffing numbers are as at the last day of each month.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in government workforce size based on monthly headcount and FTE figures
• Compare the composition of payroll staff versus contingent labor such as consultants
• Study the distribution of civil service personnel across standard grades
• Monitor changes in public sector staffing over time using validated monthly snapshots

Strengths

• Data is validated before release, as stated in the description
• Includes a split between full-time equivalents and headcount for granular analysis
• Covers both payroll staff and non-payroll contingent labor
• Released under an OGL license for reuse

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

Northern Ireland Office

Collection Method

Monthly management information, likely from internal HR/payroll systems

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:41.706060; freshness should be verified

Geography

Northern Ireland Office