Workforce equalities profile 2023 to 2024
Sexual orientation
Nearly 10,000 people (2.19% of the population) in Buckinghamshire identified as LGBT+ as part of the Census 2021, compared to 3.2% of the English and Welsh population.
Workforce representation
| Sexual orientation | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Heterosexual (straight) |
31.43% |
24.99% |
16.58% |
10.95% |
LGBT+ |
2.27% |
1.86% |
1.17% |
0.84% |
Bisexual person |
0.74% |
0.61% |
0.38% |
0.32% |
Gay man |
0.63% |
0.63% |
0.55% |
0.34% |
Gay woman/lesbian |
0.65% |
0.4% |
0.19% |
0.12% |
Other |
0.25% |
0.21% |
0.05% |
0.05% |
Prefer not to say |
1.71% |
1.25% |
0.62% |
0.42% |
Not declared or not answered |
64.58% |
71.91% |
81.63% |
87.79% |
Top 5% of earners
| Sexual Orientation | 23-24 | 22-21 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heterosexual (straight) | 23.87% | 19.62% | 15.87% | 12.31% |
| LGBT+ | 0.45% | 0.47% | 1.92% | 0.98% |
| Prefer not to say | 2.25% | 1.40% | - | - |
| Not Declared / Not Answered | 73.42% | 78.51% | 82.21% | 86.70% |
Turnover and leavers
| Sexual Orientation | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heterosexual (straight) | 32.66% | 24.77% | 17.04% | 10.51% |
| LGBT+ | 4.01% | 2.51% | 0.90% | 0.00% |
| Not Answered | 60.22% | 71.15% | 81.16% | 89.17% |
| Prefer not to say | 3.10% | 1.57% | 0.90% | 0.32% |
Recruitment
| Type of applicant | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 | 20-21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LGBT+ applicants | 6.05% | 6.46% | 5.39% | N/A |
| LGBT+ interviewed | 5.35% | 5.69% | 4.81% | N/A |
| LGBT+ hired | 5.15% | 5.28% | 4.42% | 3.94% |