Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) was 40.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in United Kingdom, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of employment in senior and middle management in United Kingdom is 40.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of employment in senior and middle management in United Kingdom peaked at 43.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2011.
United Kingdom ranks 29th of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.7% | — |
| 2001 | 41.2% | +18.9% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 41.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | -22.2% |
| 2005 | 43.1% | +32.7% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 42.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 43.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 35.4% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 39.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 40.9% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 40.5% | -0.9% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 40.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.4%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 40.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.0%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +32.7% | 32.5% | 43.1% |
| 2011 | -26.0% | 43.4% | 32.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.6% | 32.5% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 32.1% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 36.2% | 40.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of employment in senior and middle management in United Kingdom?
- Female share of employment in senior and middle management in United Kingdom was 40.5% in 2025, according to Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2011.
- How does United Kingdom rank for female share of employment in senior and middle management?
- United Kingdom ranks 29th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female share of employment in senior and middle management rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The female share of employment in senior and middle management conveys the number of women in management as a percentage of employment in management. Employment in management is defined based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations. This series refers to senior and middle management only, thus excluding junior management (category 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 and minus category 13 in ISCO-88).