UK Civil Service Workforce Management Information on Staff Numbers and Paybill Costs

Monthly management information on staff numbers and paybill costs in UK Civil Service departments, their agencies, and executive NDPBs. The data includes payroll and non-payroll staff split by full-time equivalents and headcount, with payroll costs broken into components like salaries and pensions. The dataset is provided by HM Revenue and Customs and was last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze civil service staffing trends based on monthly full-time equivalent and headcount figures.
• Model departmental payroll expenditures based on cost components like salaries, allowances, and pension contributions.
• Benchmark contingent labor usage across agencies based on non-payroll staff and consultancy cost splits.

Strengths

• Data is updated monthly, providing a regular time series for workforce metrics.
• Staff numbers are mapped to standard Civil Service grades, enabling structured analysis.
• Cost information is broken down into specific components like salaries, allowances, and employer pension contributions.

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 uk_data, with a baseline from the 2010/11 financial year.

Provenance

Source

HM Revenue and Customs

Collection Method

Likely administrative reporting from UK Civil Service departments and agencies.

Time Range

Monthly data with a baseline from the 2010/11 financial year.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-18 09:55:16.853079

Geography

United Kingdom