Human resources data

Staff count

All staff

All council staff, including schools, and Tyne and Wear Museums and Archives (TWAM).

Contract type 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Casual/ Supply 1005 882 821 637 556 555 472 375 338 376
Fixed Term Contract 922 970 947 826 746 632 638 528 557 570
Permanent Contract 9907 9746 9606 8975 8276 8118 7847 7325 7159 7250
Grand Total 11834 11598 11374 10438 9578 9305 8957 8228 8054 8196

Excluding schools

Council staff, including Tyne and Wear Museums and Archives but excluding schools.

Contract type 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Casual/ Supply 481 441 438 315 327 313 296 244 229 254
Fixed Term Contract 225 284 300 311 325 292 276 213 218 249
Permanent Contract 6181 6086 5824 5686 5587 5501 5486 5382 5378 5407
Grand Total 6887 6811 6562 6312 6239 6106 6058 5839 5825 5910