r/TheCivilService↗
The UK Civil Service
Unofficial subreddit for officials and those interested in the Civil Service. "Journalists", mostly.
100k subscribers803 posts / mo in Sep 2026636 authors / mosince 2017
r/TheCivilService has 100k members (+23% over the last 12 months). It gets about 803 posts a month from 636 people. Top topics: SEO and Marketing Strategies, Federal vs Private Sector Jobs and Government Jobs and Budget Cuts.
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Topics and brands on r/TheCivilService
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- SEO and Marketing Strategies7.7%
- Federal vs Private Sector Jobs6.4%
- Government Jobs and Budget Cuts3.3%
- Remote Work Trends1.3%
- Manager Advice & Tips1.3%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- GOV.UK blogs
- WhatDoTheyKnow
- The Daily Telegraph
- The Independent
- theregister
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