Workforce equalities profile 2023 to 2024

Last updated: 9 July 2024

Ethnicity

72.6% of people in Buckinghamshire are white (English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British) vs. 74.4% nationally (Census 2021).

White other: 7.3% (includes white minority groups such a Roma and travellers)

All non-white diverse ethnic groups – 20.1%

Other ethnic groups: 1.6%

Mixed ethnic groups: 3.5%

Black: 2.6% (nationally 2.5%)

Asian: 12.4% (9.3% nationally)

Workforce representation

Ethnicity 23-24 22-23 21-22 20-21

All diverse ethnic groups

14.34%

12.82%

11.07%

8.51%

Asian or Asian British

6.1%

5.55%

4.75%

3.42%

Black or Black British

5.92%

5.39%

4.73%

3.05%

Mixed or other groups

2.32%

1.88%

1.58%

2.04%

White

57.22%

54.47%

50.25%

46.83%

Not declared or not answered

28.44%

32.71%

38.68%

44.66%

Top 5% of earners

Ethnicity 23-24 22-23 21-22 20-21
All diverse ethnic groups 7.21% 5.14% 5.29% 5.91%
White 63.06% 60.26% 56.73% 54.16%
Not Declared / Not Answered 29.73% 34.60% 37.98% 39.93%

Turnover and leavers

Ethnicity 23-24 22-23 21-22 20-21
All diverse ethnic groups 21.35% 14.11% 11.61% 8.60%
White 52.92% 49.99% 43.44% 37.24%
Not Declared / Not Answered 25.73% 35.90% 44.95% 54.16%

Recruitment (all applicants)

Ethnicity 23-24 22-23 21-22 20-21

All diverse ethnic groups

46.53%

41.26%

34.77%

32.86%

Asian or Asian British

24.9%

21.44%

17.69%

16.73%

Black or Black British

15.19%

13.62%

11.42%

10.89%

Mixed or other groups

6.44%

6.2%

5.66%

5.25%

White

47.33%

52.69%

59.43%

60.58%

Not declared or not answered

6.14%

6.05%

5.8%

6.56%

Recruitment (interviewed participants)

Ethnicity 23-24 22-23 21-22 20-21

All diverse ethnic groups

35.42%

32.31%

26.1%

25.18%

Asian or Asian British

18.2%

16.26%

13.16%

12.38%

Black or Black British

10.7%

10.49%

8.5%

8.93%

Mixed or other groups

6.52%

5.56%

4.44%

3.88%

White

56.78%

61.19%

64.69%

58.74%

Not declared or not answered

7.8%

6.5%

9.21%

16.07%

Recruitment (hired)

Ethnicity 23-24 22-23 21-22 20-21

All diverse ethnic groups

20.35%

20.05%

19.83%

20.13%

Asian or Asian British

8.93%

9.38%

9.7%

8.75%

Black or Black British

6.78%

6.33%

6.56%

6.78%

Mixed or other groups

4.61%

4.34%

3.57%

4.6%

White

56.17%

59.67%

64.48%

56.02%

Not declared or not answered

23.47%

20.28%

15.69%

23.85%