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Defra's headcount and payroll data for May 2026
Updated 18 June 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 | May | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Ministerial Department | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 61.00 | 57.14 | 387.00 | 369.13 | 3156.00 | 3048.15 | 2732.00 | 2635.16 | 228.00 | 220.86 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 6,565 | 6,331 | 72 | 72.00 | 87 | 87.00 | Not set | Not set | 159 | 159 | 9.00 | 6,724 | 6,490 | £29,407,060.59 | £589,184.48 | £61,894.90 | £83,967.62 | £7,854,062.79 | £3,928,196.69 | £41,924,367.07 | £4,442,805.56 | £1,956,189.05 | £6,398,994.61 | £48,323,361.68 |
| 2026 | May | Animal and Plant Health Agency | Executive Agency | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 836.00 | 767.93 | 880.00 | 843.56 | 1262.00 | 1213.42 | 358.00 | 342.41 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3,343 | 3,174 | 101 | 101.00 | 23 | 23.00 | Not set | Not set | 124 | 124 | Not set | 3,467 | 3,298 | £9,746,701.28 | £365,337.36 | £19,550.00 | £141,964.13 | £2,879,748.31 | £1,331,138.30 | £14,484,439.38 | £918,554.43 | £480.00 | £919,034.43 | £15,403,473.81 |
| 2026 | May | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science | Executive Agency | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 12.00 | 11.51 | 101.00 | 95.31 | 358.00 | 339.64 | 164.00 | 152.22 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 640 | 604 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 642 | 606 | £2,170,600.82 | £9,746.43 | £0.00 | £50,890.91 | £620,581.45 | £309,082.29 | £3,160,901.90 | £19,337.88 | £0.00 | £19,337.88 | £3,180,239.78 |
| 2026 | May | Rural Payments Agency | Executive Agency | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1206.00 | 1089.72 | 595.00 | 552.15 | 555.00 | 527.46 | 122.00 | 119.39 | 5.00 | 5.00 | Not set | Not set | 2,483 | 2,294 | 11 | 11.00 | 7 | 7.00 | Not set | Not set | 18 | 18 | 0.00 | 2,501 | 2,312 | £6,054,894.05 | £3,082.69 | £0.00 | £32,980.41 | £1,730,568.71 | £759,160.56 | £8,580,686.42 | £126,019.55 | Not set | £126,019.55 | £8,706,705.97 |
| 2026 | May | Veterinary Medicines Directorate | Executive Agency | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 19.00 | 18.46 | 29.00 | 28.21 | 82.00 | 80.59 | 74.00 | 73.34 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 206 | 203 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23 | 23 | 4.00 | 229 | 226 | £823,042.35 | £25,432.83 | £0.00 | £14,144.95 | £245,071.75 | £126,712.43 | £1,234,404.31 | £169,450.00 | £579,043.85 | £748,493.85 | £1,982,898.16 |
| 2026 | May | Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 368.00 | 353.46 | 368 | 353 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 368 | 353 | £1,406,560.22 | £58,826.31 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £130,611.96 | £199,713.39 | £1,795,711.88 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £1,795,711.88 |
| 2026 | May | Consumer Council for Water | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 2.00 | 1.86 | 24.00 | 22.09 | 30.00 | 29.62 | 22.00 | 21.62 | 4.00 | 4.00 | Not set | Not set | 82 | 79 | Not set | Not set | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 84 | 81 | £283,066.68 | £1,277.13 | Not set | Not set | £80,985.58 | £37,997.01 | £403,326.40 | £25,119.00 | Not set | £25,119.00 | £428,445.40 |
| 2026 | May | Environment Agency | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 741.00 | 706.60 | 2165.00 | 2075.66 | 7466.00 | 7127.72 | 3307.00 | 3150.69 | 141.00 | 137.53 | Not set | Not set | 13,820 | 13,198 | 115 | 109.22 | 389 | 338.76 | Not set | Not set | 504 | 448 | 4.00 | 14,324 | 13,646 | £46,784,870.23 | £483,934.94 | £0.00 | £1,428,789.70 | £7,006,297.03 | £6,411,351.41 | £62,115,243.31 | Not set | Not set | £0.00 | £62,115,243.31 |
| 2026 | May | Joint Nature Conservation Committee | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 6.00 | 4.60 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 214.00 | 205.49 | 45.00 | 42.72 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 285 | 273 | 3 | 3.00 | 2 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5 | 5 | 0.00 | 290 | 278 | £904,119.76 | £18,585.54 | £250.00 | £8,267.49 | £262,419.71 | £121,945.81 | £1,315,588.31 | £12,393.24 | £0.00 | £12,393.24 | £1,327,981.55 |
| 2026 | May | Marine Management Organisation | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 14.00 | 12.22 | 128.00 | 125.62 | 240.00 | 230.96 | 90.00 | 88.04 | 8.00 | 7.73 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 486 | 471 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 19.00 | 18.00 | 19 | 18 | 0.00 | 505 | 489 | £1,552,702.47 | £34,201.33 | £241,123.00 | £36,823.99 | £461,393.77 | £220,333.61 | £2,546,578.17 | £81,247.75 | Not set | £81,247.75 | £2,627,825.92 |
| 2026 | May | Natural England | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 34.00 | 30.73 | 207.00 | 192.10 | 2021.00 | 1883.90 | 450.00 | 429.26 | 31.00 | 29.22 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2,745 | 2,567 | Not set | Not set | 7 | 7.00 | Not set | Not set | 7 | 7 | 0.00 | 2,752 | 2,574 | £8,725,465.75 | £55,505.52 | £6,000.00 | £30,384.77 | £2,548,578.69 | £1,149,766.12 | £12,515,700.85 | £51,888.24 | £0.00 | £51,888.24 | £12,567,589.09 |
| 2026 | May | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 314.00 | 204.14 | 287.00 | 227.37 | 400.00 | 378.48 | 109.00 | 106.60 | 17.00 | 17.00 | 77.00 | 76.22 | 1,204 | 1,010 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 | 15 | Not set | 1,219 | 1,025 | £3,655,139.08 | £21,239.65 | Not set | £64,481.93 | £601,773.97 | £487,355.97 | £4,829,990.60 | £69,916.13 | Not set | £69,916.13 | £4,899,906.73 |
| 2026 | May | Sea Fish Industry Authority | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 27.00 | 24.53 | 27.00 | 26.14 | 19.00 | 19.00 | Not set | Not set | 3.00 | 3.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 84 | 81 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 84 | 81 | £286,800.73 | £6,349.09 | Not set | Not set | £28,383.58 | £34,423.81 | £355,957.21 | £0.00 | Not set | £0.00 | £355,957.21 |
| 2026 | May | Office for Environmental Protection | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 2.86 | 32.00 | 30.01 | 49.00 | 46.58 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 91 | 86 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | Not set | 91 | 86 | £395,023.02 | £0.00 | £26,100.00 | £0.00 | £114,928.24 | £59,161.62 | £595,212.88 | Not set | Not set | £0.00 | £595,212.88 |
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