Appendix D - Applicant monitoring
Applicant monitoring
Contents
Sexuality
| Category | 2024/25 Value |
2024/25 Percentage |
2023/24 Value |
2023/24 Percentage |
2022/23 Value |
2022/23 Percentage |
2021/22 Value |
2021/22 Percentage |
2020/21 Value |
2020/21 Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 488 | - | 674 | - | 382 | - | 281 | - | 211 | - |
| Heterosexual | 402 | 82% | 530 | 79% | 313 | 82% | 254 | 90.4% | 184 | 87.2% |
| Prefer not to say | 61 | 12.6% | 99 | 15% | 51 | 13.4% | 16 | 5.7% | 16 | 7.6% |
| Bisexual | 15 | 3.2% | 29 | 4% | 12 | 3% | 5 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.9% |
| Lesbian | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Gay | 6 | 1.3% | 9 | 1% | 6 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.1% | 6 | 2.8% |
Ethnicity
| Category | 2024/25 Value |
2024/25 Percentage |
2023/24 Value |
2023/24 Percentage |
2022/23 Value |
2022/23 Percentage |
2021/22 Value |
2021/22 Percentage |
2020/21 Value |
2020/21 Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 488 | - | 674 | - | 382 | - | 281 | - | 211 | - |
| White British | 234 | 48% | 398 | 59% | 216 | 56.4% | 213 | 72.5% | 153 | 72.5% |
| Other White | 32 | 6.6% | 46 | 7% | 18 | 4.7% | 19 | 6.8% | 7 | 3.3% |
| Indian | 45 | 9.2% | 39 | 6% | 26 | 6.8% | 15 | 5.3% | 10 | 4.7% |
| Chinese | 21 | 4.3% | 25 | 3% | 18 | 4.7% | 11 | 4% | 3 | 1.4% |
| Black African | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 6 | 2.1% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Indian British | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Pakistani | 29 | 5.9% | 20 | 3% | 9 | 2.4% | 6 | 2.1% | 6 | 2.8% |
| Irish | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 1.4% |
| Prefer not to say | 40 | 8.2% | 39 | 6% | 29 | 7.6% | 5 | 1.8% | 8 | 3.8% |
| African | 41 | 8.4% | 60 | 9% | 34 | 8.9% | 3 | 1.1% | 7 | 3.3% |
| White and Black Caribbean | 5 | 1% | 7 | 1% | 4 | 1% | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.9% |
| White and Asian | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.1% | 0 | 0% |
| Other Asian | 15 | 3.2% | 19 | 3% | 10 | 2.6% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.4% |
| White and Black African | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0% |
| Black Caribbean | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0% |
| Caribbean | 9 | 1.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 13 | 3.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 4 | 1.9% |
| Dual Heritage | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0% |
| Chinese Caribbean | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Other black | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Bangladeshi | 5 | 1% | 6 | 0.9% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Other | 4 | 0.8% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Gender
| Category | 2024/25 Value |
2024/25 Percentage |
2023/24 Value |
2023/24 Percentage |
2022/23 Value |
2022/23 Percentage |
2021/22 Value |
2021/22 Percentage |
2020/21 Value |
2020/21 Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 488 | - | 674 | - | 382 | - | 281 | - | 211 | - |
| Male | 225 | 46.1% | 349 | 52% | 199 | 52% | 167 | 59.4% | 93 | 44.1% |
| Female | 220 | 45.1% | 279 | 41% | 158 | 41.3% | 111 | 39.5% | 111 | 52.6% |
| Prefer not to say | 40 | 8.2% | 46 | 7% | 25 | 6.5% | 2 | 0.7% | 7 | 3.3% |
| Transgender | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0% |
Disability
| Category | 2024/25 Value |
2024/25 Percentage |
2023/24 Value |
2023/24 Percentage |
2022/23 Value |
2022/23 Percentage |
2021/22 Value |
2021/22 Percentage |
2020/21 Value |
2020/21 Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 488 | - | 674 | - | 382 | - | 281 | - | 211 | - |
| No | 447 | 91.6% | 598 | 89% | 351 | 91.9% | 260 | 92.5% | 196 | 92.9% |
| Yes | 30 | 6.1% | 55 | 8% | 18 | 4.7% | 20 | 7.1% | 12 | 5.7% |
| Prefer not to say | 11 | 2.3% | 21 | 3% | 13 | 3.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.4% |
Religion
| Category | 2024/25 Value |
2024/25 Percentage |
2023/24 Value |
2023/24 Percentage |
2022/23 Value |
2022/23 Percentage |
2021/22 Value |
2021/22 Percentage |
2020/21 Value |
2020/21 Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 488 | - | 674 | - | 382 | - | 281 | - | 211 | - |
| No religion | 188 | 38.5% | 316 | 47% | 159 | 41.6% | 137 | 48.7% | 121 | 57.3% |
| Christianity | 139 | 28.5% | 208 | 31% | 129 | 33.8% | 92 | 32.7% | 58 | 27.5% |
| Prefer not to say | 75 | 15.4% | 67 | 10% | 50 | 13.1% | 19 | 6.8% | 13 | 6.2% |
| Hinduism | 26 | 5.3% | 18 | 3% | 11 | 3% | 11 | 3.9% | 4 | 1.9% |
| Other | 12 | 2.5% | 14 | 2% | 6 | 1.6% | 11 | 3.9% | 3 | 1.4% |
| Islam | 35 | 7.2% | 36 | 5% | 22 | 5.6% | 9 | 3.2% | 7 | 3.3% |
| Sikhism | 9 | 1.8% | 9 | 1% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.9% |
| Buddhism | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Judaism | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Age
| Category | 2024/25 Value |
2024/25 Percentage |
2023/24 Value |
2023/24 Percentage |
2022/23 Value |
2022/23 Percentage |
2021/22 Value |
2021/22 Percentage |
2020/21 Value |
2020/21 Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 488 | - | 674 | - | 382 | - | 281 | - | 211 | - |
| 16 to 24 | 89 | 18.2% | 123 | 18% | 51 | 13.5% | 37 | 13.2% | 41 | 19.4% |
| 25 to 34 | 160 | 32.8% | 188 | 28% | 98 | 25.6% | 71 | 25.3% | 65 | 30.8% |
| 35 to 44 | 83 | 17% | 131 | 19% | 95 | 24.8% | 73 | 26% | 42 | 19.9% |
| 45 to 54 | 70 | 14.4% | 121 | 18% | 69 | 18% | 69 | 24.5% | 43 | 20.4% |
| 55 to 64 | 41 | 8.4% | 63 | 9% | 40 | 10.5% | 27 | 9.6% | 14 | 6.6% |
| Over 65 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 1% | 5 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Prefer not to say | 45 | 9.2% | 45 | 7% | 24 | 6.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 2.4% |
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Appendix A - Demographic - Ethnic Groups
- Appendix B - Equality and diversity statistics for RBC employees
- Appendix C - RBC Gender Pay Gap Reporting as at 31 March 2024
- Appendix D - Applicant monitoring
- Appendix E - Equality and diversity statistics for RBC Councillors at May 2025
- Appendix F - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan 2025/26