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DfT workforce management information, April 2026
Updated 20 May 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 | April | Department For Transport | Ministerial Department | Department For Transport | 32 | 27.87 | 216 | 210.26 | 1301 | 1273.54 | 1466 | 1430.75 | 222 | 214.04 | 0 | 0 | 3237 | 3156.46 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3253 | 3172.46 | £16,147,358.83 | £205,556.82 | £132,898.89 | £45,829.37 | £4,612,592.23 | £2,400,348.97 | £23,544,585.11 | £154,984.02 | £2,237,909.43 | £2,392,893.45 | £25,937,478.56 |
| 2026 | April | Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency | Executive Agency | Department For Transport | 3874 | 3354.353784 | 884 | 835.0362162 | 1063 | 1025.826757 | 331 | 317.3756757 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6160 | 5540.592432 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6160 | 5540.592432 | £14,812,043.31 | £480,338.76 | £89,648.97 | £189,904.20 | £4,239,396.74 | £1,991,519.93 | £21,802,851.91 | £0.00 | £2,550.00 | £2,550.00 | £21,805,401.91 |
| 2026 | April | Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency | Executive Agency | Department For Transport | 0 | 1141 | 0 | 2830 | 0 | 1191 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5373 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5389 | £16,110,237.00 | £1,076,067.00 | £8,774.00 | £722,043.00 | £4,067,417.00 | £2,223,279.00 | £24,207,817.00 | £148,957.00 | -£240.00 | £148,717.00 | £24,356,534.00 |
| 2026 | April | Maritime and Coastguard Agency | Executive Agency | Department For Transport | 300 | 285.93 | 196 | 189.21 | 615 | 599.78 | 214 | 208.6 | 11 | 10.61 | 0 | 0 | 1336 | 1294.13 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1363 | 1321.13 | £4,359,148.52 | £612,465.27 | £116,650.00 | £119,609.64 | £1,273,960.38 | £708,069.52 | £7,189,903.33 | £196,599.00 | £30,305.00 | £226,904.00 | £7,416,807.33 |
| 2026 | April | Vehicle Certification Agency | Executive Agency | Department For Transport | 36 | 32.14 | 73 | 68.51 | 162 | 157.57 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 296 | 283.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 283.22 | £944,006.39 | £11,843.76 | £1,000.00 | £13,597.00 | £123,118.43 | £245,687.45 | £1,339,253.03 | £54,473.09 | £0.00 | £54,473.09 | £1,393,726.12 |
| 2026 | April | British Transport Police Authority | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department For Transport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11.41 | 12 | 11.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11.41 | £60,710.89 | £3,755.93 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £6,988.12 | £8,097.56 | £79,552.50 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £79,552.50 |
| 2026 | April | High Speed 2 | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department For Transport | 65 | 64.18 | 85 | 84.8 | 496 | 491.92 | 855 | 845.75 | 288 | 286.63 | 0 | 0 | 1789 | 1773.28 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 105.2 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 105.2 | 0 | 1895 | 1878.48 | £11,093,713.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £1,232,827.68 | £1,373,605.64 | £13,700,146.32 | £1,418,050.60 | £0.00 | £1,418,050.60 | £15,118,196.92 |
| 2026 | April | Northern Lighthouse Board | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department For Transport | 20 | 4.94 | 19 | 17.25 | 76 | 75.4 | 15 | 14.5 | 3 | 3 | 82 | 76.73 | 215 | 191.82 | 15 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7.3 | 0 | 230 | 199.12 | £804,848.46 | £11,006.21 | £0.00 | £38,518.94 | £236,304.33 | £118,443.20 | £1,209,121.14 | £15,712.13 | £0.00 | £15,712.13 | £1,224,833.27 |
| 2026 | April | Transport Focus | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department For Transport | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15.35 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 50.35 | 2 | 1.4 | 7 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.3 | 0 | 60 | 54.65 | £249,706.00 | £845.00 | £475.00 | £0.00 | £67,888.00 | £33,668.00 | £352,582.00 | £26,685.00 | £0.00 | £26,685.00 | £379,267.00 |
| 2026 | April | Trinity House | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department For Transport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 320 | 311.53 | 320 | 311.53 | 6 | 3.81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.81 | 0 | 326 | 315.34 | £1,697,134.83 | £8,637.98 | £0.00 | £56,080.19 | £488,943.89 | £248,889.31 | £2,499,686.20 | £27,414.97 | £0.00 | £27,414.97 | £2,527,101.17 |
| 2026 | April | Active Travel England | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department For Transport | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 49.30540541 | 47 | 45.95945946 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 104.2648649 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 106.2648649 | £498,028.27 | £11,245.44 | £2,150.00 | £0.00 | £141,073.63 | £69,557.98 | £722,055.32 | £14,375.46 | -£315.63 | £14,059.83 | £736,115.15 |