Northern Ireland Civil Service Workforce and Payroll Costs, Monthly

Monthly management information on staff numbers and paybill costs across Civil Service departments, agencies, and executive NDPBs. The data provides headcount and full-time equivalent figures for both payroll and contingent labor, with payroll costs broken down into salaries, allowances, and pension contributions. It is published by the Northern Ireland Office and was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Forecast departmental staffing budgets based on monthly payroll and non-payroll cost breakdowns.
• Analyze the composition of the civil service workforce based on the split between full-time equivalents and headcount.
• Track the use and cost of contingent labor versus permanent staff over time.
• Model civil service grade distribution using payroll staff numbers mapped to standard grades.

Strengths

• Data includes both payroll and non-payroll (contingent labor) workforce metrics.
• Payroll costs are broken down into component parts such as salaries, allowances, and employer pension contributions.
• Staffing numbers are provided as both full-time equivalents (FTE) and headcount.

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 geographic and institutional bias inherent to the Northern Ireland Office and uk_data.

Provenance

Source

Northern Ireland Office

Collection Method

Administrative records from Civil Service departments, their agencies, and executive NDPBs.

Time Range

Monthly time-series data; specific start date unknown.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 15:25:06.065925; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northern Ireland civil service.