The total number of public service employees at 30 September 2021, the most recent quarterly data available, was 364,352 in full-time equivalent (FTE) terms.
This number includes 45,108 civil servants, comprising 42,726 civil service employees (FTE) whose details are captured on the Civil Service HR Databank, a further 905 civil servants who are primarily serving abroad, and 1,477 civil service industrials.
The grade breakdown of the 42,726 civil service employees is set out in the following table. Data on the grade levels of other civil servants and civil service state industrials grades is not available.
Grade
|
Number of Employees (FTE)
|
Secretary General
|
35.00
|
Second Secretary
|
1.00
|
Deputy Secretary
|
21.00
|
Assistant Secretary
|
240.40
|
Principal Officer
|
1,734.82
|
Assistant Principal
|
5,275.06
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
6,036.86
|
Administrative Officer
|
3,051.57
|
Executive Officer
|
9,269.30
|
Staff Officer
|
2,212.41
|
Clerical Officer
|
12,782.63
|
Temporary Clerical Officer
|
1,059.55
|
Services Officer
|
903.51
|
Other
|
1.00
|
Unknown
|
83.40
|
Teacher
|
16.60
|
Non Pay Scales Political
|
2.00
|
Total
|
42,726.11
|