Representation across our workforce

How different groups of people are represented across the BFI, ordered by role level and expressed as a percentage.

Level of employee and year
 Support / Assistants  Technical / Practitioner  Manager / Professionals  
Those identifying as2020 to 20212019 to 20202018 to 20192020 to 20212019 to 20202018 to 20192020 to 20212019 to 20202018 to 2019
D/deaf and disabled

 
12.9%
12.5%
11.6%
10.3%
10%
10%
3.9%
5.5%
5.5%
Ethnically diverse*
22.3%
22.1%
22.1%
16.9%
16.1%
16.1%
15.7%
12.3%
12.3%
Female and non-binary
52.9%
53.7%
53.7%
55.2%
52.1%
52.1%
55.6%
54.8%
54.8%
LGBTQIA+
12.9%
10.5%
10.5%
12.1%
9.6%
9.6%
15%
16.4%
16.4%
Level of employee and year
 Heads of Department  Executive / Senior Manager  
Those identifying as2020 to 20212019 to 20202018 to 20192020 to 20212019 to 20202018 to 2019
D/deaf and disabled
10.3%
11.1%
12%
5.6%
4.1%
3.9%
Ethnically diverse*
20.7%
18.5%
20%
9.4%
8.2%
7.7%
Female and non-binary
55.2%
44.4%
48%
50.9%
53.1%
53.8%
LGBTQIA+
10.3%
14.8%
12%
13.2%
12.2%
11.5%

*Those who self-identify their ethnic origin from the following groups on the BFI diversity and inclusion monitoring form: Asian/Asian British, Black/African/Caribbean/Black British, mixed/multiple ethnic groups and other ethnic group.