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Inclusion and diversity employment monitoring report 2024

Workforce data and findings: Marital status

Headcount by Marital status

77.1% (compared to 76.8% in 2022) of employees have disclosed their marital status. For comparative purposes the figures from the census 2021 for Wiltshire are as follows:

  • Single (never married or never registered a civil partnership - 24.9%
  • Married or in a registered civil partnership - 41.9%
  • Divorced, separated, or widowed - 15.3%
Headcount by Marital Status
Marital status% of total Council headcount
Single22.3%
Married/Civil Partnership43.5%
Divorced/Serrated/Widowed11.3%
Unstated22.9%

Recruitment by Marital Status

A lower proportion of people appointed were single compared to the proportion of total applicants who were single.

Total recruitment
Marital status% of total applied% of total shortlisted% of total appointed
Single31.9%28.3%24.9%
Married/Civil Partnership31.2%35.3%31.5%
Divorced/Serrated/Widowed7.9%10.1%9.8%
Unstated28.9%26.4%33.8%
Internal recruitment
Marital status% of total applied% of total shortlisted% of total appointed
Single34.3%31.2%30.0%
Married/Civil Partnership42.2%43.3%41.5%
Divorced/Serrated/Widowed10.8%11.1%11.1%
Unstated12.7%14.4%17.5%

Remuneration by Marital Status

Representation of staff who are single is lower in the highest and lowest grades

Pay grades
Grades groupedSingleMarried/Civil PartnershipDivorced/Serrated/WidowedAll staff
B/C2.3%4.87%6.5%7.0%
D/E14.3%11.7%15.2%16.9%
F/G17.5%15.1%13.5%14.8%
H/I30.1%24.0%29.2%2.0%
J/K20.0%19.0%15.6%16.6%
L/M10.5%14.2%13.0%11.0%
N/O/Hay5.2%11.2%7.0%7.8%

Turnover rates by Marital Status

Turnover rates by Marital Status
Marital statusTurnover rate
Single11.9%
Married/Civil Partnership9.3%
Divorced/Serrated/Widowed11.8%
Unstated18.3%
Whole council12.2%

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