Employee levels

• The number of employees, filled positions and full-time equivalent roles have decreased year-on-year since 2021 (<3% decrease)
• Housing, Neighbourhood and Building Services, Children, Families and Education and Adult Services are consistently the largest directorates, together accounting for 60% of employees

This chart shows that:
In 2019, Portsmouth City Council had 3,638 employees, 3734 filled positions, and 3066 full-time equivalent employees
In 2020, Portsmouth City Council had 3,796 employees, 3879 filled positions, and 3219 full-time equivalent employees
In 2021, Portsmouth City Council had 3,884 employees, 3952 filled positions, and 3289 full-time equivalent employees
In 2022, Portsmouth City Council has 3,797 employees, 3,861 filled positions, and 3,280 full-time equivalent employees
In 2023, Portsmouth City Council has 3,735 employees, 3,788 filled positions, and 3,218 full-time equivalent employees

This chart shows that for 2023:
25% of employees belong to the Housing, Neighbourhood and Building Services directorate
18% of employees belong to the Children, Families and Education directorate
17% of employees belong to the Adult Services directorate
11% of employees belong to the Economy, Transport and Planning directorate
9% of employees belong to the Corporate Services directorate
8% of employees belong to the Finance and Resources directorate
8% of employees belong to the Culture, Leisure and Regulatory Services directorate
2% of employees belong to the Portsmouth International Port directorate
1% of employees belong to the Public Health directorate
1% of employees belong to the Executive directorate