ED&I in Defence & Security
Many Defence & Security companies, know they must do more to support their ED&I strategy and the biggest question is what does good look like across Defence & Security companies?
Everyone wants to do better but what is the benchmark?
Demographics
Surveyed Defence FTEs by Gender, 2022
The ONS estimates females also accounted for
of wider manufacturing FTEs 2022
Surveyed Defence FTEs by Ethnicity, 2022
Surveyed Defence FTEs by Gender, 2022
From 2021 to 2022, the proportion of workers aged 39 & under increased for both males and females.
The proportion of males 39 & under increased from 40.9% to 43.2%, and the median age fell from 44.1 to 43.2
The proportion of females 39 & under increased from 49% to 50.8%, and the median age fell from 40.4 to 38.7
Source – JEDHub Annual Economic Report – Capturing and quantifying the contribution of the defence sector to the UK economy.
Pay Breakdown
Surveyed mean salary for defence FTEs in 2022
A growth of 5.96% from £47,937 in 2021
The UK manufacturing mean full-time salary was £32,553 in 2022
Estimated median salary for defence FTEs in 2022
A 4.7% decrease from £43,864 in 2021
The median salary for all manufacturing jobs was £31,262 in 2022
Surveyed median male defence FTE salary, 2022
Higher than the manufacturing median of £33,3101
Surveyed median female defence FTE salary, 2022
Higher than the manufacturing median of £24,7342
Surveyed Male and Female FTEs by Wage Bracket, 2022
46.0% of Male FTEs were in high wage brackets (£45,001+) in 2022, a fall of 3.3 percentage points from 2021
38.9% of Female FTEs were in higher wage brackets (£45,001+) in 2022, a decrease of 2.8 percentage points from 2021
A young female workforce (27% aged 16-29 compared to 22.6% for males) may partially explain the differences in the male/ female wage distribution
Source – JEDHub Annual Economic Report – Capturing and quantifying the contribution of the defence sector to the UK economy.
National and Regional Employment
Distribution of surveyed defence FTEs by International Territorial Level (ITL)1 Regions, 2022
Surveyed defence FTEs for 2022, a 1.7% growth on 2021
Of these,
FTEs were supported by domestic revenue (64%)
The remaining
FTEs were supported by international revenue (36%)
Estimated total indirect jobs supported by DGP member companies in 2022, representing a 2.34% growth from the previous year
Top 5 Largest ITL1 Regions by Surveyed Employment:
Source – JEDHub Annual Economic Report – Capturing and quantifying the contribution of the defence sector to the UK economy.
Recruitment and Trainees
Total Surveyed Defence Apprentice and Graduate Trainee Employment, 2021 & 2022:
Total apprentices and graduates on trainee programmes increased by 2.24% between 2021 and 2022, from 6,332 trainees to 6,474
Most of this growth came from apprentice employment, which increased by 3% from 2021 to 2022
As the employment of graduate trainees remained roughly constant, apprentice employment increased as a share of total trainee employment, from 73.6% to 74.2%
Surveyed Defence Recruitment, 2021 & 2022:
In 2022, total defence recruitment increased by 17.8%, from 10,754 to 12,644
24.8% of new apprentices hired in defence roles were female (same as 2021)
23% of new graduate trainees hired in defence roles were female (26.7% in 2021)
29.5% of new experienced and other surveyed defence hires were female (21.8% in 2021)
Source – JEDHub Annual Economic Report – Capturing and quantifying the contribution of the defence sector to the UK economy.