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DfT: workforce management information, August 2026
Updated 22 September 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 | August | Department For Transport | Ministerial Department | Department For Transport | 43 | 38.87 | 213 | 206.99 | 1294 | 1264.48 | 1509 | 1473.18 | 229 | 221.4 | 0 | 0 | 3288 | 3204.92 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 18.22 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19.22 | 0 | 3308 | 3224.14 | £16,600,988.42 | £348,506.07 | £986,935.79 | £89,135.78 | £4,862,286.73 | £2,537,584.39 | £25,425,437.18 | £1,114,335.31 | £1,283,817.38 | £2,398,152.69 | £27,823,589.87 |
| 2026 | August | Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency | Executive Agency | Department For Transport | 3862 | 3346.24 | 880 | 831.02 | 1083 | 1045.62 | 338 | 325.02 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6171 | 5555.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6171 | 5555.9 | £14,941,294.29 | £475,561.50 | £138,725.00 | £313,819.77 | £4,191,801.34 | £2,036,966.93 | £22,098,168.83 | £0.00 | £10,735.00 | £10,735.00 | £22,108,903.83 |
| 2026 | August | Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency | Executive Agency | Department For Transport | 1110 | 1039.6 | 2847 | 2607.08 | 1225 | 1191.35 | 201 | 196.86 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5394 | 5045.89 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5408 | 5059.89 | £15,552,428.33 | £2,193,967.40 | £183,331.40 | £102,757.52 | £4,206,582.14 | £2,402,363.19 | £24,641,429.98 | £86,093.41 | £0.00 | £86,093.41 | £24,727,523.39 |
| 2026 | August | Maritime and Coastguard Agency | Executive Agency | Department For Transport | 299 | 286.5 | 193 | 186.14 | 635 | 620.8 | 218 | 212.6 | 12 | 11.61 | 0 | 0 | 1357 | 1317.65 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1381 | 1341.65 | £4,504,460.35 | £554,032.28 | £164,650.00 | £111,020.35 | £1,313,240.19 | £739,286.39 | £7,386,689.56 | £178,967.00 | £70,806.00 | £249,773.00 | £7,636,462.56 |
| 2026 | August | Vehicle Certification Agency | Executive Agency | Department For Transport | 37 | 32.75 | 72 | 67.88 | 161 | 155.88 | 5 | 4.6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 283 | 269.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 269.11 | £966,333.00 | £8,953.00 | £2,050.00 | £24,816.00 | £257,497.00 | £138,980.00 | £1,398,629.00 | £187,191.00 | £0.00 | £187,191.00 | £1,585,820.00 |
| 2026 | August | British Transport Police Authority | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department For Transport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12.41 | 13 | 12.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12.41 | £76,895.00 | £4,642.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £8,605.00 | £10,173.00 | £100,315.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £100,315.00 |
| 2026 | August | High Speed 2 | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department For Transport | 52 | 51.6 | 87 | 86.8 | 488 | 483.5094444 | 864 | 854.2133333 | 294 | 292.47 | 0 | 0 | 1785 | 1768.592778 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 92.2 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 92.2 | 0 | 1878 | 1860.792778 | £12,865,069.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £1,411,007.61 | £1,599,230.30 | £15,875,306.91 | £769,662.95 | £0.00 | £769,662.95 | £16,644,969.86 |
| 2026 | August | Northern Lighthouse Board | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department For Transport | 17 | 3.62 | 19 | 17.25 | 78 | 77.4 | 17 | 16.31 | 3 | 3 | 80 | 74.73 | 214 | 192.31 | 16 | 8.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8.05 | 0 | 230 | 200.36 | £828,884.18 | £10,249.09 | £0.00 | £28,173.88 | £242,097.68 | £122,631.73 | £1,232,036.56 | £65,604.37 | £0.00 | £65,604.37 | £1,297,640.93 |
| 2026 | August | Transport Focus | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department For Transport | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 15.35 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 56.35 | 5 | 3.85 | 7 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6.75 | 0 | 70 | 63.1 | £263,572.00 | £840.00 | £575.00 | £0.00 | £71,538.00 | £34,326.00 | £370,851.00 | £92,680.00 | £0.00 | £92,680.00 | £463,531.00 |
| 2026 | August | Trinity House | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department For Transport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 306.2 | 316 | 306.2 | 15 | 7.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7.45 | 0 | 331 | 313.65 | £1,282,678.47 | £5,501.09 | £0.00 | £34,466.23 | £354,413.02 | £182,124.90 | £1,859,183.71 | £34,284.09 | £0.00 | £34,284.09 | £1,893,467.80 |
| 2026 | August | Active Travel England | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department For Transport | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6.567567568 | 49 | 47.21081081 | 49 | 47.75945946 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 105.5378378 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 113 | 109.5378378 | £436,871.46 | £11,728.92 | £5,000.00 | £0.00 | £122,812.89 | £61,293.42 | £637,706.69 | £0.00 | £105,075.90 | £105,075.90 | £742,782.59 |