Scottish Government workforce information 2016

5. Tables

Year	Quarter to end:	Full time equivalent ( FTE) number of directly employed staff 1									Total FTE of directly employed staff 5
		Permanent					Temporary
		Permanent	Paid Parental leave 2	Outward second-ment	Fixed term 3 (with competition 4)	Total permanent 5	Fixed term (without competition 4)	Fixed term student placement	Modern apprentice	Total temporary 5
2012	Mar 6	4,712	43	43	32	4,830	108	8	17	134	4,964
	Jun 6	4,607	37	39	26	4,709	118	14	20	152	4,861
	Sep	4,561	32	39	52	4,684	106	17	20	143	4,827
	Dec	4,588	38	42	60	4,728	116	17	27	160	4,888
2013	Mar	4,599	44	43	62	4,748	118	19	30	167	4,915
	Jun	4,545	33	43	60	4,681	114	24	38	176	4,858
	Sep	4,592	41	45	62	4,741	106	33	48	187	4,928
	Dec	4,648	53	46	56	4,804	113	26	47	186	4,990
2014	Mar	4,708	47	40	52	4,847	121	47	59	226	5,074
	Jun	4,725	45	41	50	4,862	136	48	55	239	5,101
	Sep	4,788	50	42	42	4,923	127	32	54	213	5,136
	Dec	4,811	47	41	51	4,951	151	30	56	237	5,188
2015	Mar	4,792	38	46	47	4,922	145	19	63	227	5,149
	Jun	4,648	35	46	39	4,768	131	34	66	231	4,999
	Sep	4,713	48	52	39	4,851	140	23	80	243	5,094
	Dec	4,750	43	52	37	4,882	136	20	81	237	5,120
2016	Mar	4,781	31	52	59	4,924	133	22	73	228	5,152
	Jun	4,791	46	48	89	4,974	113	37	59	209	5,182
	Sep	4,780	44	51	99	4,975	100	16	60	176	5,150
	Dec	4,801	31	51	107	4,989	107	7	47	160	5,149

1. Numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number.

2. Paid parental leave refers to those on paid maternity, adoption, or shared parental leave.

3. These are included within the permanent category for the purposes of this publication. See notes for further details.

4. Competition refers to competition for the position at recruitment.

5. Due to rounding, the total columns may not exactly match the sum of the preceding columns.

6. Note that numbers for the quarter ending March 2012 are 12 lower, and quarter ending June 2012 are 11 lower than the Office for National Statistics' ( ONS) Public Sector Employment numbers. This is because the ONS figures included staff from the Parole Board (Scotland). The Parole Board staff are excluded here, as this publication only covers those in core Scottish Government directorates.

Year	Quarter to end:	Headcount of contingent workers								Total head count of contingent workers
		Consultants	Contractor staff	Interim managers	Inward secondment/ SLA	Temporary agency workers	Short-term youth employment initiatives 1	Other contingent workers	UK Fast Stream
2012	Mar	44	75	39	244	136	25	83	0	646
	Jun	37	97	42	248	156	25	82	0	687
	Sep	44	110	50	226	168	19	85	0	702
	Dec	39	100	52	227	198	18	85	0	719
2013	Mar	34	84	46	225	200	23	65	0	677
	Jun	34	124	65	215	178	38	66	0	720
	Sep	41	160	89	213	179	29	73	0	784
	Dec	51	223	102	206	172	20	71	0	845
2014	Mar	54	347	138	222	210	27	76	0	1,074
	Jun	61	450	154	238	226	45	74	1	1,249
	Sep	57	571	135	234	200	40	88	1	1,326
	Dec	55	659	124	221	174	32	88	1	1,354
2015	Mar	39	527	96	207	120	28	86	0	1,103
	Jun	42	420	87	185	142	55	77	0	1,008
	Sep	46	456	89	191	135	46	75	1	1,039
	Dec	45	466	77	192	144	42	69	7	1,042
2016	Mar	45	480	73	188	156	43	65	7	1,057
	Jun	44	479	80	182	151	48	58	7	1,049
	Sep	43	376	71	174	128	41	58	9	900
	Dec	48	476	65	169	126	36	61	11	992

1. This includes: student placements (where paid a stipend, rather than directly by the Scottish Government), plus two former schemes (Employability fund placements & Get Ready for Work placements). The Scottish Government also offers one week work experience placements for school pupils. Due to the short length of these placements, these would only be identified in the quarterly "snapshots" of the data if the final day of the quarter fell during the week placement. Therefore the work experience placements have been excluded from the table to avoid any misleading effects on the figures due to the timing of placements.

Sickness absence of directly employed staff 1
Year period ending in:		Short term 3 AWDL 2	Long term 4 AWDL 2	All absences 5 AWDL 2	Percentage of working days lost (%) 6
Year	Quarter
2012	Mar	3.4	2.9	6.3	2.8
	Jun	3.4	3.0	6.4	2.9
	Sep	3.4	3.2	6.6	3.0
	Dec	3.6	3.2	6.8	3.0
2013	Mar	3.6	3.3	6.9	3.1
	Jun	3.7	3.3	7.1	3.1
	Sep	3.6	3.2	6.8	3.0
	Dec	3.5	3.2	6.7	3.0
2014	Mar	3.4	3.2	6.6	2.9
	Jun	3.3	3.4	6.7	3.0
	Sep	3.4	3.5	6.9	3.1
	Dec	3.5	3.5	7.0	3.1
2015	Mar	3.7	3.4	7.1	3.2
	Jun	3.8	3.5	7.2	3.2
	Sep	3.8	3.6	7.4	3.3
	Dec	3.7	3.6	7.4	3.3
2016	Mar	3.7	3.5	7.2	3.2
	Jun	3.7	3.6	7.3	3.2
	Sep	3.7	3.5	7.3	3.2
	Dec	3.9	3.6	7.4	3.3

1. This includes all staff that were employed during each year period, not just those that were employed at the end of the period. i.e. it may include staff that left the Scottish Government during the year period.

2. AWDL is the average working days lost due to sickness per staff year in the 12 month period.

3. Average working days lost ( AWDL) per staff year for spells of short term absences of 20 working days or less.

4. Average working days lost ( AWDL) per staff year for spells of long term absences of more than 20 working days.

5. Average working days lost ( AWDL) per staff year for all absences. Due to rounding, AWDL - all absences may not necessarily be the sum of AWDL - short and long term.

6. The percentage of working days lost, is the percentage of the total number of working days lost for all directly employed staff on the payroll out of the total working days available during the year for those staff.

Year	Quarter to end:	Age Group 1														Total head count
		16-19		20-29		30-39		40-49		50-59		60-64		65 and over
		Head count	%	Head count	%	Head count	%	Head count	%	Head count	%	Head count	%	Head count	%
2012	Mar	13	0.3	545	10.5	1,402	27.0	1,727	33.2	1,247	24.0	234	4.5	31	0.6	5,199
	Jun	22	0.4	518	10.2	1,381	27.2	1,694	33.3	1,223	24.1	218	4.3	28	0.6	5,084
	Sep	23	0.5	505	10.0	1,382	27.4	1,695	33.6	1,200	23.8	206	4.1	29	0.6	5,040
	Dec	32	0.6	506	9.9	1,396	27.4	1,706	33.4	1,211	23.7	218	4.3	32	0.6	5,101
2013	Mar	37	0.7	510	9.9	1,422	27.7	1,701	33.2	1,202	23.4	221	4.3	34	0.7	5,127
	Jun	48	0.9	504	9.9	1,388	27.4	1,685	33.3	1,195	23.6	209	4.1	38	0.7	5,067
	Sep	52	1.0	521	10.1	1,402	27.3	1,688	32.8	1,224	23.8	210	4.1	43	0.8	5,140
	Dec	50	1.0	523	10.0	1,428	27.4	1,689	32.4	1,260	24.2	211	4.1	45	0.9	5,206
2014	Mar	60	1.1	547	10.3	1,434	27.1	1,703	32.2	1,284	24.3	215	4.1	51	1.0	5,294
	Jun	64	1.2	554	10.4	1,434	27.0	1,677	31.5	1,328	25.0	213	4.0	50	0.9	5,320
	Sep	57	1.1	524	9.8	1,453	27.1	1,695	31.6	1,356	25.3	223	4.2	56	1.0	5,364
	Dec	56	1.0	544	10.0	1,447	26.7	1,692	31.2	1,395	25.8	225	4.2	57	1.1	5,416
2015	Mar	67	1.2	534	9.9	1,424	26.5	1,679	31.2	1,392	25.9	230	4.3	56	1.0	5,382
	Jun	82	1.6	510	9.8	1,383	26.5	1,631	31.3	1,340	25.7	222	4.3	51	1.0	5,219
	Sep	72	1.4	535	10.1	1,422	26.7	1,639	30.8	1,366	25.7	235	4.4	51	1.0	5,320
	Dec	68	1.3	542	10.1	1,415	26.5	1,649	30.8	1,379	25.8	240	4.5	55	1.0	5,348
2016	Mar	62	1.2	558	10.4	1,398	26.0	1,647	30.6	1,419	26.4	240	4.5	61	1.1	5,385
	Jun	69	1.3	554	10.2	1,403	25.9	1,628	30.1	1,455	26.9	245	4.5	62	1.1	5,416
	Sep	53	1.0	554	10.3	1,395	25.9	1,619	30.0	1,455	27.0	251	4.7	62	1.2	5,389
	Dec	53	1.0	534	9.9	1,383	25.7	1,610	29.9	1,487	27.6	259	4.8	64	1.2	5,390

1. Age at end of quarter.

Year	Quarter to end:	Disability								Total head count
		Disabled		Not Disabled		Prefer not to say		Unknown
		Head count	%	Head count	%	Head count	%	Head count	%
2012	Mar	217	4.2	3,324	63.9	23	0.4	1,635	31.4	5,199
	Jun	209	4.1	3,214	63.2	25	0.5	1,636	32.2	5,084
	Sep	204	4.0	3,150	62.5	23	0.5	1,663	33.0	5,040
	Dec	207	4.1	3,154	61.8	24	0.5	1,716	33.6	5,101
2013	Mar	212	4.1	3,152	61.5	24	0.5	1,739	33.9	5,127
	Jun	203	4.0	3,113	61.4	27	0.5	1,724	34.0	5,067
	Sep	210	4.1	3,105	60.4	27	0.5	1,798	35.0	5,140
	Dec	213	4.1	3,110	59.7	28	0.5	1,855	35.6	5,206
2014	Mar	226	4.3	3,109	58.7	30	0.6	1,929	36.4	5,294
	Jun	225	4.2	3,095	58.2	32	0.6	1,968	37.0	5,320
	Sep	237	4.4	3,093	57.7	34	0.6	2,000	37.3	5,364
	Dec	272	5.0	3,059	56.5	37	0.7	2,048	37.8	5,416
2015	Mar	275	5.1	3,026	56.2	37	0.7	2,044	38.0	5,382
	Jun	260	5.0	2,934	56.2	37	0.7	1,988	38.1	5,219
	Sep	271	5.1	2,978	56.0	41	0.8	2,030	38.2	5,320
	Dec	274	5.1	2,980	55.7	42	0.8	2,052	38.4	5,348
2016	Mar	286	5.3	2,981	55.4	43	0.8	2,075	38.5	5,385
	Jun	318	5.9	3,072	56.7	49	0.9	1,977	36.5	5,416
	Sep	320	5.9	3,040	56.4	50	0.9	1,979	36.7	5,389
	Dec	331	6.1	3,038	56.4	55	1.0	1,966	36.5	5,390

Year	Quarter to end:	Ethnicity								Total head count
		Ethnic minority 1		White		Prefer not to say		Unknown
		Head count	%	Head count	%	Head count	%	Head count	%
2012	Mar	69	1.3	4,148	79.8	76	1.5	906	17.4	5,199
	Jun	67	1.3	4,024	79.2	75	1.5	918	18.1	5,084
	Sep	71	1.4	4,008	79.5	74	1.5	887	17.6	5,040
	Dec	71	1.4	4,064	79.7	72	1.4	894	17.5	5,101
2013	Mar	80	1.6	4,089	79.8	70	1.4	888	17.3	5,127
	Jun	79	1.6	4,063	80.2	73	1.4	852	16.8	5,067
	Sep	81	1.6	4,078	79.3	70	1.4	911	17.7	5,140
	Dec	86	1.7	4,139	79.5	71	1.4	910	17.5	5,206
2014	Mar	88	1.7	4,175	78.9	80	1.5	951	18.0	5,294
	Jun	84	1.6	4,144	77.9	79	1.5	1,013	19.0	5,320
	Sep	85	1.6	4,121	76.8	80	1.5	1,078	20.1	5,364
	Dec	86	1.6	4,322	79.8	80	1.5	928	17.1	5,416
2015	Mar	88	1.6	4,316	80.2	80	1.5	898	16.7	5,382
	Jun	89	1.7	4,200	80.5	84	1.6	846	16.2	5,219
	Sep	85	1.6	4,317	81.1	86	1.6	832	15.6	5,320
	Dec	84	1.6	4,350	81.3	87	1.6	827	15.5	5,348
2016	Mar	84	1.6	4,381	81.4	86	1.6	834	15.5	5,385
	Jun	90	1.7	4,496	83.0	95	1.8	735	13.6	5,416
	Sep	91	1.7	4,463	82.8	93	1.7	742	13.8	5,389
	Dec	91	1.7	4,487	83.2	99	1.8	713	13.2	5,390

1. 'Ethnic minority' includes: African, Caribbean or Black; Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British; Mixed or Multiple Ethnic Group; Other Ethnic Group.

Year	Quarter to end:	Gender				Total head count
		Female		Male
		Head count	%	Head count	%
2012	Mar	2,565	49.3	2,634	50.7	5,199
	Jun	2,491	49.0	2,593	51.0	5,084
	Sep	2,465	48.9	2,575	51.1	5,040
	Dec	2,499	49.0	2,602	51.0	5,101
2013	Mar	2,535	49.4	2,592	50.6	5,127
	Jun	2,519	49.7	2,548	50.3	5,067
	Sep	2,549	49.6	2,591	50.4	5,140
	Dec	2,587	49.7	2,619	50.3	5,206
2014	Mar	2,648	50.0	2,646	50.0	5,294
	Jun	2,660	50.0	2,660	50.0	5,320
	Sep	2,683	50.0	2,681	50.0	5,364
	Dec	2,709	50.0	2,707	50.0	5,416
2015	Mar	2,699	50.1	2,683	49.9	5,382
	Jun	2,619	50.2	2,600	49.8	5,219
	Sep	2,688	50.5	2,632	49.5	5,320
	Dec	2,705	50.6	2,643	49.4	5,348
2016	Mar	2,725	50.6	2,660	49.4	5,385
	Jun	2,760	51.0	2,656	49.0	5,416
	Sep	2,743	50.9	2,646	49.1	5,389
	Dec	2,742	50.9	2,648	49.1	5,390

Year	Quarter to end:	Marital/civil partnership status										Total head count
		Married /civil partnership		Single		Other 1		Prefer not to say		Unknown
		Head count	%	Head count	%	Head count	%	Head count	%	Head count	%
2012	Mar	2,413	46.4	1,034	19.9	366	7.0	336	6.5	1,050	20.2	5,199
	Jun	2,347	46.2	1,001	19.7	353	6.9	329	6.5	1,054	20.7	5,084
	Sep	2,315	45.9	979	19.4	351	7.0	308	6.1	1,087	21.6	5,040
	Dec	2,319	45.5	999	19.6	370	7.3	305	6.0	1,108	21.7	5,101
2013	Mar	2,321	45.3	986	19.2	373	7.3	310	6.0	1,137	22.2	5,127
	Jun	2,292	45.2	955	18.8	364	7.2	303	6.0	1,153	22.8	5,067
	Sep	2,325	45.2	933	18.2	370	7.2	294	5.7	1,218	23.7	5,140
	Dec	2,345	45.0	920	17.7	378	7.3	297	5.7	1,266	24.3	5,206
2014	Mar	2,341	44.2	944	17.8	387	7.3	291	5.5	1,331	25.1	5,294
	Jun	2,340	44.0	940	17.7	390	7.3	287	5.4	1,363	25.6	5,320
	Sep	2,370	44.2	918	17.1	391	7.3	279	5.2	1,406	26.2	5,364
	Dec	2,378	43.9	913	16.9	393	7.3	281	5.2	1,451	26.8	5,416
2015	Mar	2,363	43.9	892	16.6	406	7.5	270	5.0	1,451	27.0	5,382
	Jun	2,280	43.7	857	16.4	405	7.8	245	4.7	1,432	27.4	5,219
	Sep	2,326	43.7	861	16.2	412	7.7	245	4.6	1,476	27.7	5,320
	Dec	2,341	43.8	858	16.0	415	7.8	238	4.5	1,496	28.0	5,348
2016	Mar	2,350	43.6	844	15.7	422	7.8	227	4.2	1,542	28.6	5,385
	Jun	2,375	43.9	839	15.5	429	7.9	224	4.1	1,549	28.6	5,416
	Sep	2,370	44.0	821	15.2	431	8.0	223	4.1	1,544	28.7	5,389
	Dec	2,384	44.2	808	15.0	442	8.2	224	4.2	1,532	28.4	5,390

1. Other includes: divorced, domestic partner, legally separated, living together, separated, and widowed.

Year	Quarter to end:	Religion or Belief 1														Total head count
		None		Church of Scotland		Roman Catholic		Other Christian		Other religion or belief 2		Prefer not to say		Unknown
		Head count	%	Head count	%	Head count	%	Head count	%	Head count	%	Head count	%	Head count	%
2015	Dec	1,439	26.9	616	11.5	324	6.1	212	4.0	69	1.3	171	3.2	2,517	47.1	5,348
2016	Mar	1,461	27.1	634	11.8	329	6.1	218	4.0	70	1.3	173	3.2	2,500	46.4	5,385
	Jun	1,655	30.6	711	13.1	363	6.7	251	4.6	90	1.7	187	3.5	2,159	39.9	5,416
	Sep	1,659	30.8	716	13.3	361	6.7	244	4.5	91	1.7	187	3.5	2,131	39.5	5,389
	Dec	1,708	31.7	729	13.5	366	6.8	251	4.7	95	1.8	203	3.8	2,038	37.8	5,390

1. Note that prior to the introduction of this publication, snapshots of staff data containing religion or belief weren't routinely stored. This is because collection of data on this characteristic was started later than the other characteristics, and the numbers were initially low.

Year	Quarter to end:	Sexual orientation 1								Total head count
		Lesbian, gay, bisexual, other		Hetero-sexual /straight		Prefer not to say		Unknown
		Head count	%	Head count	%	Head count	%	Head count	%
2015	Mar	108	2.0	2,402	44.6	148	2.7	2,724	50.6	5,382
	Jun	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sep	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Dec	114	2.1	2,605	48.7	159	3.0	2,470	46.2	5,348
2016	Mar	112	2.1	2,659	49.4	161	3.0	2,453	45.6	5,385
	Jun	133	2.5	2,998	55.4	171	3.2	2,114	39.0	5,416
	Sep	137	2.5	2,995	55.6	172	3.2	2,085	38.7	5,389
	Dec	143	2.7	3,059	56.8	195	3.6	1,993	37.0	5,390

1. Note that prior to the introduction of this publication, snapshots of staff data containing sexual orientation weren't routinely stored. This is because collection of data on this characteristic was started later than the other characteristics, and the numbers were initially low. Data were collected for the ONS in Mar 2015.