UK civil service employment 2020, by gender

Data on the level of employment in the United Kingdom (UK) civil service on August 26, 2020, by responsibility level and gender, shows that most employees were at the administrative level. Men outnumbered women at every reported responsibility level except for administrative officers and executive officers.

Civil service employment in the United Kingdom (UK) on 26 August 2020, by responsibility level and gender

Characteristic	Male	Female
Administrative Officers and Assistants	61,290	80,620
Senior and Higher Executive Officers	60,110	60,680
Executive Officers	50,980	65,550
Grades 6 and 7	29,000	26,310
Senior Civil Service	3,500	2,940
Not reported	5,890	9,530

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Release date

August 2020

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

26 August 2020

Supplementary notes

With the exception of the Senior Civil Service, government departments have delegated pay and grading. For statistical purposes departments are asked to map their grades to a common framework by responsibility level.
This statistic shows staff in their substantive responsibility level unless on temporary promotion in which case staff are recorded at the higher responsibility level

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