Chapter 2 - Personnel
Table 2.32 Strength of civilian personnel1 by sex, grade2 and whether full or part-time, at
                         1 April each year
Headcount
Sex, part time/full time and grade 1997     2003 3 2004 2005 2006 4 2007 4   2008 5
Female: full-time 33 260   II 27 780   28 760 28 730 26 560   23 840   || 22 290  
    Senior Civil Service and equivalent6 20     20   20 30 30   30     40  
    Pay Band B 190     330   370 430 440   380     400  
    Pay Band C 2 160     3 120   3 710 4 010 4 030   3 440     3 520  
    Pay Band D 3 840     4 370   4 780 4 880 4 550   3 880     3 510  
    Pay Band E 19 480     14 910   15 420 14 910 13 230   11 760     10 590  
    Other non-industrials7,8 10     530   20 200 80   470     560  
    Industrial 4 430     2 630   2 640 2 560 2 390   2 120     1 940  
    Trading Funds 3 130   II 1 860   1 790 1 730 1 820   1 740   || 1 740  
                             
Male: full-time 78 720   II 59 440   58 880 58 000 55 660   52 300   || 48 560  
    Senior Civil Service and equivalent6 320     270   270 270 280   240     250  
    Pay Band B 2 050     2 090   2 090 2 150 2 210   1 910     1 900  
    Pay Band C 12 600     12 400   12 730 12 830 12 470   12 060     11 690  
    Pay Band D 12 170     9 270   9 250 9 110 8 380   7 680     6 900  
    Pay Band E 14 320     12 430   12 540 12 340 11 990   11 640     10 850  
    Other non-industrials7,8 70     360   50 490 80   180     200  
    Industrial 25 130     12 550   12 560 12 020 11 720   10 650     9 700  
    Trading Funds 12 070   II 10 060   9 400 8 790 8 530   7 940   || 7 060  
                             
Female: part-time 4 900   II 5 760   5 110 5 060 5 600   6 480   || 6 190  
    Senior Civil Service and equivalent6 -     -   - - -   -     10  
    Pay Band B 10     50   50 70 90   140     140  
    Pay Band C 160     400   560 750 920   1 290     1 330  
    Pay Band D 370     680   620 650 750   740     670  
    Pay Band E 2 780     3 330   2 870 2 720 2 900   3 120     2 920  
    Other non-industrials7,8 -     170   - 20 -   160     190  
    Industrial 1 160     800   720 560 570   620     520  
    Trading Funds 420   II 320   280 300 360   400   || 430  
                             
Male: part-time 500   II 570   590 680 830   1 320   || 1 280  
    Senior Civil Service and equivalent6 -     -   - - -   10     10  
    Pay Band B 20     30   40 50 50   100     90  
    Pay Band C 20     70   110 160 190   440     400  
    Pay Band D 60     60   60 60 90   120     140  
    Pay Band E 100     170   140 160 220   240     220  
    Other non-industrials7,8 -     -   - 10 -   50     60  
    Industrial 170     130   130 120 130   200     160  
    Trading Funds 120   II 100   110 120 150   160   || 190  
                             
Total male 79 220   II 60 010   59 470 58 680 56 500   53 610   || 49 840  
Total female 38 160   II 33 540   33 860 33 790 32 170   30 320   || 28 480  
                             
Civilian Level 0 135 450   II 109 850   111 080 110 480 107 300 r 101 570 r || 93 670  
    Full time 111 990   II 87 220   87 640 86 720 82 230   76 140   || 70 840  
    Part time 5 390   II 6 330   5 700 5 740 6 430   7 790   || 7 470  
    Royal Fleet Auxiliaries9 2 210     2 450   2 310 2 350 2 340   2 360     2 270  
    Locally engaged civilians9 15 860     13 840   15 430 15 660 16 290 r 15 280 r   13 080  
Source: DASA(Quad-Service)

1.    Civilian Level 0 and Level 1 are defined in the Glossary.

2.    Grade equivalent is shown in terms of the broader banding structure and is based on paid grade.

3.    In 2001 the QinetiQ portion of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (8,000) was established as a private company.

4.    LEC figures for April 2006 and 2007 have been revised due to the availability of more accurate data for those personnel based in Brunei and in the CJO TLB.

5.    At 1 April 2008 the Defence Aviation Repair Agency and the Army Based Repair Organisation merged to form the Defence Support Group and around 1,000 personnel transferred to the Vector Aerospace Corporation.

6.    Includes about 50 personnel outside the Senior Civil Service but of equivalent grade.

7.    Includes industrial staff on temporary promotion to non-industrial grades.

8.    1,040 firefighters who were shown as non-industrial in April 2004 have been reclassified to industrial grades.

9.    Data by sex, grade and part time/full time hours worked are not available for Royal Fleet Auxiliaries and locally engaged civilians.