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Heloise Dunlop
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Researcher on the civil service team at the Institute for Government, formerly worked in public sector digital delivery and strategy. Views my own.
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There are only 5 depts (MoJ, DfT, MoD, HMRC, DWP) left where about a quarter or more civil servants are AO/AA. But only in HMT and DESNZ are less than 2% of civil servants AO/AA. In contrast with all other depts, there are also more Grades 6/7 than SEO/HEO in HMT and DESNZ. (2/2)
A table from the Institute for Government showing the proportion of officials at each civil service grade in each department. Larger departments focused on delivery tend to have higher proportions of officials at lower grades, while smaller, more policy-focused departments tend to have higher proportions of officials at more senior grades.
July 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Joining @hannahkeenan.bsky.social and @jackworlidge.bsky.social, looking at grades in this year's CS Stats, the growth of Grades 6/7 continues, rising 5% from 2024. All grades have continued to grow, except AO/AA. But growth is slowing - except for SCS, which grew more in 2024-25 than 2023-24. (1/2)
A graph from the Institute for Government showing the change in civil servants (FTE) at each grade in the civil service. The grades go from Administrative Officer or Administrative Assistant, to Executive Officer, to Senior Executive or Higher Executive Officer, to Grades 6/7 and Senior Civil Servant level. This graph shows the change since 2010. We can see that the Administrative Officer grade has continued to fall significantly, whereas at the other end, there has been a significant rise in Grades 6/7.
July 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM