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Appendix D - Applicant monitoring

Diversity Annual Report - 16 June 2026 - Appendix D

Applicant monitoring

Contents

Sexuality

Equality and diversity statistics for RBC employees at 31 March 2026
Category 2025/26
Value		 2025/26
Percentage		 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 1,140 - 488 - 674 - 382 - 281 - 211 -
Heterosexual 937 82.2% 402 82% 530 79% 313 82% 254 90.4% 184 87.2%
Prefer not to say 113 9.9% 61 12.6% 99 15% 51 13.4% 16 5.7% 16 7.6%
Bisexual 62 5.5% 15 3.2% 29 4% 12 3% 5 1.8% 4 1.9%
Lesbian 5 0.4% 4 0.9% 7 1% 0 0% 3 1.1% 1 0.5%
Gay 23 2.0% 6 1.3% 9 1% 6 1.6% 3 1.1% 6 2.8%

 

Ethnicity

Equality and diversity statistics for RBC employees at 31 March 2026
Category 2025/26
Value		 2025/26
Percentage		 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 1,140 - 488 - 674 - 382 - 281 - 211 -
White British 559 49% 234 48% 398 59% 216 56.4% 213 72.5% 153 72.5%
Other White 60 5.3% 32 6.6% 46 7% 18 4.7% 19 6.8% 7 3.3%
Indian 118 10.4% 45 9.2% 39 6% 26 6.8% 15 5.3% 10 4.7%
Chinese 65 5.7% 21 4.3% 25 3% 18 4.7% 11 4% 3 1.4%
Black African 79 6.9% 1 0.2% 0 0% 0 0% 6 2.1% 1 0.5%
Indian British 0 0% 1 0.2% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Pakistani 58 5.1% 29 5.9% 20 3% 9 2.4% 6 2.1% 6 2.8%
Irish 6 0.5% 2 0.4% 2 0.3% 2 0.5% 0 0% 3 1.4%
Prefer not to say 37 3.2% 40 8.2% 39 6% 29 7.6% 5 1.8% 8 3.8%
African 0 0% 41 8.4% 60 9% 34 8.9% 3 1.1% 7 3.3%
White and Black Caribbean 35 3.1% 5 1% 7 1% 4 1% 3 1.1% 4 1.9%
White and Asian 21 1.8% 3 0.6% 4 0.6% 1 0.3% 3 1.1% 0 0%
Other Asian 35 3.1% 15 3.2% 19 3% 10 2.6% 3 1.1% 3 1.4%
White and Black African 11 1% 1 0.2% 2 0.3% 1 0.3% 1 0.4% 0 0%
Black Caribbean 29 2.5% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0.4% 0 0%
Caribbean 1 0.1% 9 1.8% 6 0.9% 13 3.4% 1 0.4% 4 1.9%
Dual Heritage 1 0.1% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0.4% 0 0%
Chinese Caribbean 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0.5%
Other black 17 1.5% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0.3% 0 0% 1 0.5%
Bangladeshi 8 0.7% 5 1% 6 0.9% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Other 0 0% 4 0.8% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%

 

Gender

Equality and diversity statistics for RBC employees at 31 March 2026
Category 2025/26
Value		 2025/26
Percentage		 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 1,140 - 488 - 674 - 382 - 281 - 211 -
Male 556 48.8% 225 46.1% 349 52% 199 52% 167 59.4% 93 44.1%
Female 539 47.3% 220 45.1% 279 41% 158 41.3% 111 39.5% 111 52.6%
Prefer not to say 39 3.4% 40 8.2% 46 7% 25 6.5% 2 0.7% 7 3.3%
Transgender 6 0.5% 3 0.6% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0.4% 0 0%

 

Disability

Equality and diversity statistics for RBC employees at 31 March 2026
Category 2025/26
Value		 2025/26
Percentage		 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 1,140 - 488 - 674 - 382 - 281 - 211 -
No 1,040 91.2% 447 91.6% 598 89% 351 91.9% 260 92.5% 196 92.9%
Yes 100 8.8% 30 6.1% 55 8% 18 4.7% 20 7.1% 12 5.7%
Prefer not to say 0 0% 11 2.3% 21 3% 13 3.4% 1 0.4% 3 1.4%

 

Religion

Equality and diversity statistics for RBC employees at 31 March 2026
Category 2025/26
Value		 2025/26
Percentage		 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 1,140 - 488 - 674 - 382 - 281 - 211 -
No religion 499 43.8% 188 38.5% 316 47% 159 41.6% 137 48.7% 121 57.3%
Christianity 294 25.8% 139 28.5% 208 31% 129 33.8% 92 32.7% 58 27.5%
Prefer not to say 126 11.1% 75 15.4% 67 10% 50 13.1% 19 6.8% 13 6.2%
Hinduism 65 5.7% 26 5.3% 18 3% 11 3% 11 3.9% 4 1.9%
Other 21 1.8% 12 2.5% 14 2% 6 1.6% 11 3.9% 3 1.4%
Islam 96 8.4% 35 7.2% 36 5% 22 5.6% 9 3.2% 7 3.3%
Sikhism 20 1.7% 9 1.8% 9 1% 3 0.8% 2 0.7% 4 1.9%
Buddhism 19 1.7% 4 0.8% 5 0.8% 2 0.5% 0 0% 1 0.5%
Judaism 0 0% 0 0% 1 0.2% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%

 

Age

Equality and diversity statistics for RBC employees at 31 March 2026
Category 2025/26
Value		 2025/26
Percentage		 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 1,140 - 488 - 674 - 382 - 281 - 211 -
16 to 24 224 19.6% 89 18.2% 123 18% 51 13.5% 37 13.2% 41 19.4%
25 to 34 368 32.3% 160 32.8% 188 28% 98 25.6% 71 25.3% 65 30.8%
35 to 44 269 23.6% 83 17% 131 19% 95 24.8% 73 26% 42 19.9%
45 to 54 149 13.1% 70 14.4% 121 18% 69 18% 69 24.5% 43 20.4%
55 to 64 87 7.6% 41 8.4% 63 9% 40 10.5% 27 9.6% 14 6.6%
Over 65 2 0.2% 0 0% 3 1% 5 1.3% 2 0.7% 1 0.5%
Prefer not to say 41 3.6% 45 9.2% 45 7% 24 6.3% 2 0.7% 5 2.4%

 

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