Chapter 2 - Personnel
                                     
Table 2.2 Location of Service and civilian personnel1,2 in the United Kingdom
This table has been changed from UKDS 2008 which presented figures at 1 July to showing figures at 1 April (except for 1990 and 1997 figures), consistent with other location tables. In addition, the regional breakdown now excludes all personnel stationed outside the UK or where location is unknown.
Thousands: FTE
    1990 3     1997 3   2005 4 2006 2007     2008 5 2009  
United Kingdom
 ..       276.9   || 255.1   248.7 239.5 p || 231.6 p 233.3 p
 
Service
 215.9       171.6     170.4   165.7 161.4 p   158.7 p 162.7 p
 
Civilian
 ..       105.3   || 84.7   83.0
78.1
   || 72.9   70.6  
 
 
                                  
England
..       229.4   || 217.8   211.9
207.6
 p || 202.9 p 204.4 p
 
Service
 179.6       142.6     147.0   142.1
141.4
 p   140.3 p 143.6 p
 
Civilian
 ..       86.8   || 70.7   69.7
66.2
   || 62.6   60.9  
Wales
..       8.4   || 6.6   6.3
5.0
 p || 4.8 p 4.7 p
 
Service
 5.3       3.3     3.0   3.3
2.6
 p   2.6 p 2.7 p
 
Civilian
 ..       5.1   || 3.6   3.1
2.4
   || 2.2   2.0  
Scotland
..       24.2   || 20.3   20.4
19.2
 p || 18.0 p 17.9 p
 
Service
 19.3       13.9     13.3   13.5
12.6
 p   12.0 p 12.0 p
 
Civilian
 ..       10.3   || 6.9   6.9
6.5
   || 6.0   5.9  
Northern Ireland
..       14.6   || 10.5   10.1
7.7
 p || 5.9 p 6.3 p
 
Service
 11.5       11.5     7.1   6.8
4.8
 p   3.7 p 4.4 p
 
Civilian
 ..       3.1   || 3.5   3.3
2.9
   || 2.1   1.9  
Source: DASA (Quad-Service)
Service and Civilian personnel1,2 by Government Office Region
 
 
               Number: FTE    
 
 
 Service     Civilian  
 
 
 2008   2009   % change 6   2008 7 2009 % change 6
United Kingdom
 158 660 p 162 710 p 2.6 p   72 890 r 70 620 -3.1  
 
 
                        
England
 140 310 p 143 580 p 2.3 p   62 590 r 60 860 -2.8  
 
East of England
 17 950 p 18 160 p 1.2 p   6 550 r 6 370 -2.7  
 
East Midlands
 9 230 p 9 460 p 2.4 p   2 470 r 2 450 -0.7  
 
London
 5 900 p 5 640 p -4.4 p   5 390 r 4 980 -7.5  
 
North East
 1 450 p 1 400 p -3.3 p   510 r 490 -3.3  
 
North West
 1 710 p 2 290 p 33.8 p   2 540 r 2 520 -0.8  
 
South East
 45 610 p 46 010 p 0.9 p   14 830 r 13 790 -7.0  
 
South West
 39 030 p 39 280 p 0.6 p   21 610 r 22 010 1.9  
 
West Midlands
 5 900 p 6 500 p 10.2 p   4 950 r 4 400 -11.1  
 
Yorkshire and The Humber
 13 530 p 14 730 p 8.9 p   3 730 r 3 830 2.7  
 
 
                        
Wales
 2 640 p 2 720 p 3.3 p   2 170 r 2 010 -7.3  
Scotland
 11 970 p 12 020 p 0.4 p   5 990 r 5 860 -2.2  
Northern Ireland
 3 740 p 4 390 p 17.4 p   2 150 r 1 890 -12.0  
Source: DASA (Quad-Service)  
1. Service personnel figures are for UK Regular Forces based in the UK. They include all trained and untrained Personnel and exclude Gurkhas, Full Time
    Reserve Service personnel and mobilised reservists.
2. Civilian personnel includes Trading Fund staff and exclude RFAs and LECs.
3. 1990 and 1997 figures are as at 1 July.
4. In 2001 the QinetiQ portion of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (8,000) was established as a private company.
5. At 1 April 2008 the Defence Aviation Repair Agency and the Army Base Repair Organization merged to form the Defence Support Group and around 1,000
    personnel transferred to the Vector Aerospace Corporation.
6. Percentage change is calculated from unrounded data.
7. Trading Funds staff were excluded from the UK and Regional breakdown in UKDS 2008. The 1 April 2008 figures have been revised to include Trading
    Funds.
 
Due to ongoing validation of data from the Joint Personnel Administration System, Service strength statistics from 1 April 2007 onwards are provisional and subject to review.