Diversity and Inclusion Employment Monitoring Report 2025

Sexual orientation

The staff figures for sexual orientation and the comparative figures from the census 2021 are as follows:

LGBTQ+ 6.0% (up from 4.5% in 2023) (Census 2.5%); Heterosexual 94.0% (Census 91%)
Low figures in some categories have meant that we are not able to include all data due to confidentiality reasons.
49.6% of employees have provided this information, compared to 75.9% in 2023 (see note on changes to EDI data sources in Methodology section).

Headcount by sexual orientation
Sexual orientation	%
Heterosexual	94.0%
LGBTQ+	6.0%

Recruitment

The proportion of LGBTQ+ appointees has risen from 5.3% last year to 7.3%. This information is unstated for 20.9% of applicants and 31.9% of appointees.

Total recruitment
Sexual orientation	% ot total applied	% of total shortlisted	% of total appointed
Heterosexual	89.3%	91.3%	92.7%
LGBTQ+	10.7%	8.7%	7.3%

Internal recruitment
Sexual orientation	% of total applied	% of total shortlisted	% of total appointed
Heterosexual	93.7%	94.8%	95.8%
LGBTQ+	6.3%	5.2%	4.2%

Leavers

LGBTQ+ staff accounted for 3.7% of leavers, lower than the headcount figure of 6.0%. The resignations percent for these staff was higher at 88.2%, compared to 62.9% for all groups. However, this higher percentage is due less to resignations and more to very few LGBTQ+ staff leaving for other reasons such as end of contract, dismissal.

Leavers
Sexual orientation	All leavers	Voluntary leavers
Heterosexual	96.3%	95.8%
LGBTQ+	3.7%	4.2%

Remuneration and pay grade

Heterosexual and LGBT+ staff are mostly represented evenly across the grades. LGBTQ+ staff rose from 4.7% to 6.8%.in Grades N/O/Hay and from 4.2% to 10.3% in B/C.