The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) today published an analysis of Personnel Statistics for the 11 NI Departments based on Staff in Post at 1 April 2009.
The key findings are as follows:
- On 1 April 2009 there were 23,511 permanent NI Civil Servants (Full-time Equivalent) in the 11 Northern Ireland departments representing an increase of 660 (2.9%) in staff numbers since 1 April 2008. 22,389 (95.2%) were non-industrial staff and 1,122 (4.8%) were industrial staff.
- DSD was the largest department in the NICS with 7,310 staff (FTE). DCAL was the smallest department with 272 staff (FTE).
- Almost one third (30.8%) of all permanent non-industrial staff (FTE) were at AO level, while 1.0% of all staff were at Grade 5 level and above.
- On 1April 2009, 49.8% of staff were male and 50.2% were female.
- Of those permanent staff for whom a community background was determined, 50.1% were Protestant and 49.9% were Roman Catholic.
- A total of 1,320 (5.4%) permanent staff had declared a disability, a slightly higher number than in the previous year (1,231).
- On 1 April 2009, there were 46 (0.2%) permanent staff from ethnic minorities.
- The average (median) salary was £19,647 (calculated on a Full-Time Equivalent basis). One quarter of staff earned £16,136 or less, while one quarter earned £26,086 or more.
- An average of 11.0 days per staff year was lost as a result of sick absence. The absence level is down from 12.9 last year, but the fall, while substantial, has not been enough to achieve the target of 10.2 days.
- The proportion of permanent non-industrial staff who left the service during 2008/09 was 4.2% (951 staff), a decrease on the previous financial year (5.1%).
The report is available on the NISRA website
Notes to editors:
The report is based on data taken at 1st April 2009 from the new HR Connect personnel management system for NI Departments.
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