Location of civil servants by grade (percentage of grade in each region), 2024

A table from the Institute for Government, showing that 20% of the civil service is based in London, the most of any region and higher than the second most (North West) by 7 percentage points. 42% of Grades 6 and 7, and 64% of the Senior Civil Service, are based in London.
Source: Institute for Government analysis of Cabinet Office, 'Civil Service Statistics', 2024.Notes: Calculated from headcount figures. UK-based civil servants only. Civil servants working for the Scottish and Welsh governments excluded. AO/AA = administrative officer/assistant; EO = executive office; SEO/HEO = senior executive officer/higher executive officer and SCS = senior civil servant. Get the dataEmbed Download image
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