Civil Service executive officer

105.0K UK workers · typical pay £34,000 · entry route Bachelor's degree (Level 6). Projected decline of -10% to 2035.

How AI is actually used here · measured · Anthropic Economic Index

Thin signal. Only 21% of the Claude usage mapped to this job is actual work. The rest is personal or study use of the same skills. Read the figures below as indicative, not precise.

43%

Augmentation

AI mostly does the task

6.7×

Time compression

~2.1h → ~19min

2.38/5

AI autonomy

how hands-off it runs

57%

Automation

of measured usage

How the collaboration splits · the six measured modes

directive 51%learning 25.7%task iteration 14.9%feedback loop 5.2%validation 2.4%unclassified 0.9%

What people make with AI here

explanation / answer36%math / calculation21%document / report16%

Real Claude.ai usage mapped to this occupation's SOC group, Apr+May 2026, CC-BY. Claude users only; task times model-estimated; augment/automate is how AI is used, not a count of jobs lost. Method →

Facts · ONS + NCS

UK workers (2024)

105.0K

Median pay

£34.0K

Our scored call · a labelled hypothesis, not a measurement

AI exposure

7 / 10

Elasticity

2.5 / 10

2035 outlook

-10%

Exposure · 7/10

Why AI can do the work

Executive officers perform predominantly digital knowledge work, including report writing, caseload management, and budget monitoring, all of which are highly susceptible to AI augmentation. While public sector procurement and governance may slow the pace of adoption, the core tasks of processing information and drafting advice are within the high-capability range of current AI models.

Elasticity · 2.5/10

Gated by regulation

Whether demand expands when it gets cheaper

Output is strictly gated by statutory caseloads, government policy cycles, and the fixed size of the UK population requiring public services.

Trajectory to 2035