Workforce equalities profile 2023 to 2024

Sex and gender

Sex in Buckinghamshire (Census 2021)

Female	282,683	51.1%
Male	270,395	48.9%

Workforce representation

Sex	23-24	22-23	21-22	20-21
Female	68.88%	69.31%	69.27%	70.12%
Male	31.12%	30.69%	30.73%	29.88%

Top 5% of earners

Sex	23-24	22-23	21-22	20-21
Female	58.56%	57.94%	59.13%	60.59%
Male	41.44%	42.06%	40.87%	39.41%

Turnover and leavers

Sex	23-24	22-23	21-22	20-21
Female	67.15%	65.20%	69.98%	69.74%
Male	32.85%	34.80%	30.02%	30.26%

Recruitment (all applicants)

Gender	23-24	22-23	21-22	20-21
Female	61.83%	59.89%	60.41%	57.41%
Male	33.72%	35.71%	34.99%	37.57%
Non-binary	0.12%	0.23%	0.17%	0.64%
Trans	0.10%	0.08%	0.17%	0.09%
Prefer not to say	4.24%	4.09%	4.26%	4.29%

Recruitment (interviewed participants)

Gender	23-24	22-23	21-22	20-21
Female	66.26%	63.27%	61.79%	55.79%
Male	27.68%	31.59%	30.12%	29.62%
Non-binary	0.20%	0.25%	0.15%	0.92%
Trans	0.15%	0.13%	0.15%	0.00%
Prefer not to say	5.71%	4.76%	7.78%	13.67%

Recruitment (hired)

Gender	23-24	22-23	21-22	20-21
Female	54.55%	53.69%	55.49%	53.39%
Male	22.66%	26.26%	29.96%	23.63%
Non-binary	0.00%	0.23%	0.00%	0.22%
Trans	0.14%	0.23%	0.14%	0.00%
Prefer not to say	22.66%	19.58%	14.41%	22.76%