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Headcount and payroll data for DBT: January 2026
Updated 2 March 2026
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| Year | Month | Organisation name | Organisation type | Main, parent or sponsoring department: | Payroll staff; AO/AA; Headcount | Payroll staff; AO/AA; Full-time equivalent | Payroll staff; EO; Headcount | Payroll staff; EO; Full-time equivalent | Payroll staff; SEO/HEO; Headcount | Payroll staff; SEO/HEO; Full-time equivalent | Payroll staff; Grade 6/7; Headcount | Payroll staff; Grade 6/7; Full-time equivalent | Payroll staff; SCS; Headcount | Payroll staff; SCS; Full-time equivalent | Payroll staff; Other, unknown, unspecified; Headcount | Payroll staff; Other, unknown, unspecified; Full-time equivalent | Payroll staff; Total; Headcount | Payroll staff; Total; Full-time equivalent | Non-payroll staff; Admin and Clerical; Headcount | Non-payroll staff; Admin and Clerical; Full-time equivalent | Non-payroll staff; Interim Managers & Specialist Contractors & Medical; Headcount | Non-payroll staff; Interim Managers & Specialist Contractors & Medical; Full-time equivalent | Non-payroll staff; Other Contingent labour; Headcount | Non-payroll staff; Other Contingent labour; Full-time equivalent | Non-payroll staff; Total Contingent labour; Headcount | Non-payroll staff; Total Contingent labour; Full-time equivalent | Non-payroll staff; Consultancy; Number of Contracts | Grand Total (workforce numbers); Headcount | Grand Total (workforce numbers); Full-time equivalent | Payroll staff costs; Salary | Payroll staff costs; Allowances | Payroll staff costs; Non-consolidated performance payments | Payroll staff costs; Overtime | Payroll staff costs; Employer pension contributions | Payroll staff costs; Employer national insurance contributions | Payroll staff costs; Total paybill | Non-Payroll staff costs; Contingent labour | Non-Payroll staff costs; Consultancy | Non-Payroll staff costs; Total staff costs | Grand Total paybill/staffing (payroll and non-payroll) costs |
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| 2026 | January | Department for Business and Trade | Ministerial Department | Department for Business & Trade (DBT) | 52 | 50.2 | 381 | 372.2 | 2678 | 2636.7 | 2584 | 2538.5 | 323 | 311.4 | 0 | 0 | 6018 | 5909 | 195 | 194.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 194.1 | 0 | 6213 | 6103.1 | £26,812,403.23 | £1,638,613.25 | £366,232.51 | £22,644.16 | £7,865,203.44 | £3,766,268.99 | £40,471,365.58 | £1,291,537.08 | £1,078,989.59 | £2,370,526.67 | £42,841,892.25 |
| 2026 | January | Advisory Conciliation & Arbitration Service (ACAS) | Executive non-departmental public body | Department for Business & Trade (DBT) | 45 | 38 | 292 | 266.2 | 738 | 681.2 | 62 | 60.6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1144 | 1053 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1144 | 1053 | £3,379,872.15 | £24,990.89 | £6,025.00 | £21,153.48 | £972,221.06 | £448,241.74 | £4,852,504.32 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £4,852,504.32 |
| 2026 | January | Companies House | Executive agency | Department for Business & Trade (DBT) | 778 | 710.8 | 666 | 639.9 | 747 | 729 | 191 | 188.5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2395 | 2281.2 | 14 | 14 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 96 | 0 | 2491 | 2377.2 | £6,819,421.08 | £281,403.77 | £653.00 | £91,098.25 | £1,973,125.23 | £923,388.18 | £10,089,089.51 | £1,284,968.00 | £0.00 | £1,284,968.00 | £11,374,057.51 |
| 2026 | January | Competition Service | Executive non-departmental public body | Department for Business & Trade (DBT) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 21.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 21.9 | £121,566.21 | £216.66 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £35,217.74 | £16,953.88 | £173,954.49 | £0.00 | £4,222.00 | £4,222.00 | £178,176.49 |
| 2026 | January | Insolvency Service | Executive Agency | Department for Business & Trade (DBT) | 527 | 482.2 | 215 | 203.5 | 1089 | 1045.2 | 195 | 187.9 | 13 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 2039 | 1931 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 2116 | 2008 | £6,601,982.60 | £44,781.97 | £20,700.00 | £16,284.22 | £2,185,842.90 | £1,087,688.50 | £9,957,280.19 | £605,516.28 | £0.00 | £605,516.28 | £10,562,796.47 |
| 2026 | January | Trade Remedies Authority | Executive non-departmental public body | Department for Business & Trade (DBT) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5.8 | 81 | 78.4 | 79 | 77.5 | 9 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 171.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 184 | 178.4 | £928,649.49 | £22,059.36 | £10,800.00 | £0.00 | £273,048.41 | £133,610.27 | £1,368,167.53 | £96,053.27 | £0.00 | £96,053.27 | £1,464,220.80 |
| 2026 | January | Financial Reporting Council | Executive non-departmental public body | Department for Business & Trade (DBT) | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20.1 | 133 | 132.3 | 297 | 587.8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 456 | 745.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 458 | 747.2 | £3,571,001.63 | £5,864.50 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £393,388.73 | £447,772.95 | £4,418,027.81 | £25,418.85 | £0.00 | £25,418.85 | £4,443,446.66 |