Central Government - Facts and Figures 

The latest published statistics for 2007 show Civil Service employment was 539,000, or 505,000 on a full time equivalent basis.

Employment peaked in 2004 (over recent times) at just under 540,000, and this has fallen to the figure highlighted above 505,000.

Geographical Spread of Civil Servants

• 28% of Civil Servants are based in London and the South East
• 10.4% South West
• 6.6% West Midlands
• 12.2% North West
• 6.8% North East
• 7.8% Yorkshire & Humberside
• 4.8% East Midlands
• 5.9% East of England
• 6.8% Wales
• 9.7% Scotland
• 1.2% Northern Ireland

At the 30^th September 2006.

• 15.5% of Civil Servants were aged under 30 years of age
• 56.4% were between 30 and 49 years of age
• 27.9% are aged over 50 years of age.
• 18% earn up to £15,000 per annum
• 28% earn 15,001 to £20,000 per annum
• 22% earn 20,001 to £25,000 per annum
• 14% earn £25,001 to £30,000 per annum
•  7% earn £30,001 to £35,000 per annum
•  4% earn £35,001 to £40,000 per annum
•  1% earn over £75,000

Job areas include everything  from culture, media, sport, children, schools, families, environment, food, rural affairs, health, business, defence, work and pensions, stationary office and many, many more.

Figures from the National Statistics Office