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Defra's headcount and payroll data for September 2026
Updated 27 October 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 | September | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Ministerial Department | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 58 | 54.09 | 389 | 371.31 | 3351 | 3236.93 | 2867 | 2768.45 | 235 | 227.98 | Not set | Not set | 6,900 | 6,659 | 15 | 15 | 99 | 98.8 | 73 | 73 | 187 | 187 | 8 | 7,087 | 6,846 | £35,427,528.00 | £604,825.00 | £1,558,194.00 | £78,590.00 | £9,400,758.00 | £4,821,382.00 | £51,891,277.00 | £6,268,538.00 | £3,138,367.00 | £9,406,905.00 | £61,298,182.00 |
| 2026 | September | Animal and Plant Health Agency | Executive Agency | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 831 | 763.81 | 863 | 825.3 | 1295 | 1246.65 | 361 | 343.43 | 8 | 8 | Not set | Not set | 3,358 | 3,187 | 92 | 92 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 3,478 | 3,307 | £11,266,535.16 | £428,563.78 | £40,750.00 | £313,025.92 | £3,330,032.93 | £1,595,236.94 | £16,974,144.73 | £470,931.04 | £1,043.08 | £471,974.12 | £17,446,118.85 |
| 2026 | September | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science | Executive Agency | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 12 | 11.51 | 102 | 96.12 | 355 | 336.99 | 164 | 151.75 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 638 | 601 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 639 | 602 | £2,241,365.25 | £12,293.60 | Not set | £59,816.05 | £639,321.02 | £328,190.66 | £3,280,986.58 | £6,389.75 | £0.00 | £6,389.75 | £3,287,376.33 |
| 2026 | September | Rural Payments Agency | Executive Agency | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1192 | 1077.11 | 573 | 531.42 | 554 | 527.48 | 121 | 118.25 | 6 | 6 | Not set | Not set | 2,446 | 2,260 | 7 | 7 | Not set | Not set | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2,457 | 2,271 | £6,644,582.26 | £2,179.30 | £231,022.80 | £105,335.27 | £1,963,080.96 | £894,692.60 | £9,840,893.19 | £88,638.40 | Not set | £88,638.40 | £9,929,531.59 |
| 2026 | September | Veterinary Medicines Directorate | Executive Agency | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 17 | 16.46 | 30 | 29.21 | 88 | 86.59 | 75 | 74.34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 209 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 234 | 230 | £963,611.69 | £37,404.86 | £0.00 | £1,515.16 | £291,286.71 | £144,415.17 | £1,438,233.59 | £159,975.51 | £87,285.10 | £247,260.61 | £1,685,494.20 |
| 2026 | September | Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 360.5 | 375 | 361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 361 | £1,488,027.40 | £56,383.84 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £137,067.40 | £212,477.96 | £1,893,956.60 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £1,893,956.60 |
| 2026 | September | Consumer Council for Water | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 2 | 1.86 | 23 | 21.09 | 29 | 28.81 | 26 | 24.84 | 5 | 5 | Not set | Not set | 85 | 82 | Not set | Not set | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 83 | £288,627.22 | £1,152.49 | Not set | £182.95 | £82,512.38 | £38,835.81 | £411,310.85 | £6,639.94 | Not set | £6,639.94 | £417,950.79 |
| 2026 | September | Environment Agency | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 813 | 780.23 | 2218 | 2130.61 | 7569 | 7229.4 | 3419 | 3259.38 | 142 | 138.75 | Not set | Not set | 14,161 | 13,538 | 110 | 104.19 | 399 | 342.63 | Not set | Not set | 509 | 447 | 7 | 14,670 | 13,985 | £47,720,125.33 | £486,469.57 | £0.00 | £1,441,327.07 | £7,131,108.93 | £6,533,013.98 | £63,312,044.88 | Not set | Not set | £0.00 | £63,312,044.88 |
| 2026 | September | Joint Nature Conservation Committee | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 6 | 4.6 | 15 | 15 | 222 | 213.68 | 46 | 44.21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 281 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 296 | 284 | £927,026.05 | £22,974.68 | £0.00 | £9,321.67 | £267,911.27 | £124,931.25 | £1,352,164.92 | £13,112.53 | £19,570.80 | £32,683.33 | £1,384,848.25 |
| 2026 | September | Marine Management Organisation | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 14 | 12.22 | 117 | 115.19 | 235 | 225.46 | 91 | 88.86 | 7 | 6.73 | 8 | 8 | 472 | 456 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 503 | 486 | £1,497,921.68 | £42,952.75 | £241,123.00 | £27,927.80 | £443,647.72 | £212,061.29 | £2,465,634.24 | £198,796.14 | Not set | £198,796.14 | £2,664,430.38 |
| 2026 | September | Natural England | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 26 | 23.23 | 206 | 190.99 | 2062 | 1923.79 | 470 | 447.24 | 32 | 30.2 | 2 | 2 | 2,798 | 2,617 | 3 | 3 | Not set | Not set | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2,812 | 2,631 | £9,335,174.12 | £57,053.39 | Not set | £13,622.89 | £2,718,975.67 | £1,239,461.07 | £13,364,287.14 | £104,883.49 | £0.00 | £104,883.49 | £13,469,170.63 |
| 2026 | September | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 314 | 205.31 | 272 | 216.26 | 404 | 381.62 | 107 | 104.1 | 17 | 17 | 72 | 71.22 | 1,186 | 996 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | Not set | 1,193 | 1,003 | £3,543,288.08 | £26,146.83 | Not set | £53,031.24 | £582,261.37 | £474,644.89 | £4,679,372.41 | £95,341.53 | Not set | £95,341.53 | £4,774,713.94 |
| 2026 | September | Sea Fish Industry Authority | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 21 | 18.82 | 30 | 28.9 | 23 | 23 | Not set | Not set | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 82 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 82 | £292,522.65 | £4,043.99 | £0.00 | Not set | £28,566.96 | £35,641.34 | £360,774.94 | £0.00 | Not set | £0.00 | £360,774.94 |
| 2026 | September | The Office for Environmental Protection | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 31.01 | 47 | 44.63 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 82 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not set | 86 | 82 | £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 |