Section 14

							14. The DWP workforce
Table 14.1: Percentage of DWP workforce by age1,2,3

                                                                        Grade
                                % Band A / % Band D
                                     AA to / HEO and
                                  Band C /   Band E / % Band F / % Band G              % Not Total % by Actual total
ONS Age Range                          EO        SEO     Grade 7 / Grade 6 % SCS all   known         age headcount
16-24                                  3.3        0.6          0         0        0         0          3      3,280
25-29                                  7.5          3        2.7       0.6      0.4      14.3          7      7,625
30-34                                    9        6.1       10.3         4      1.6      23.8        8.7      9,472
35-39                                 10.9       10.1        9.5       9.5      7.8        19       10.8    11,803
40-44                                 15.7       17.4       16.8      14.4     14.4      23.8       15.8    17,334
45-49                                 18.6         25       21.2      23.8     30.7      14.3       19.3    21,133
50-54                                 16.4       21.4       22.6        23     22.6         0       17.1    18,670
55-59                                 11.7       11.8       13.4      20.8     20.2       4.8       11.8    12,902
60-64                                  5.8        4.2        3.4       3.7      2.3         0        5.6      6,112
65+                                    1.1           *          *        *        0         0          1      1,113
% Headcount by grade                  87.9        9.8        1.5       0.6      0.2         0        100
Actual total headcount              96,159     10,718      1,608       682      257        21              109,445
Table 14.2: Percentage of DWP workforce by grade and indicated disability1,2,3

                                                                         Grade
                                   % Band A / % Band D
                                       AA to / HEO and
                                     Band C /  Band E / % Band F / % Band G                   % Not Total % by Actual total
Disability                                EO       SEO     Grade 7 / Grade 6 % SCS all        known        age headcount
                                            6       5.5        5.2       5.2      5.2             0
2013 Target                                                                                                 N/A        N/A
Disabled                                  6.6       5.9         4.5         4.5         5.8       0         6.5      5,856
Non-disabled                             93.4      94.1        95.5        95.5        94.2     100        93.5    84,419
Actual total headcount indicated       77,979    10,027       1,431         627         208        *        100    90,275

Table 14.3: Percentage of DWP workforce by grade and indicated ethnicity1,2,3

                                                                             Grade
                                   % Band A / % Band D
                                        AA to / HEO and
                                     Band C /   Band E / % Band F / % Band G                  % Not Total % by Actual total
Ethnicity                                 EO        SEO     Grade 7 / Grade 6     % SCS all   known         age headcount
2013 Target                               N/A        7.5        5.5       5.5            5      N/A        N/A         N/A
Ethnic minority                            12          7        4.9       4.1          2.5      11.1       11.3      9,369
White                                      88         93       95.1      95.9         97.5      88.9       88.7    73,783
Actual total headcount indicated       72,266      8,895      1,239       542          201         *        100    83,152
Table 14.4: Percentage of DWP workforce by gender1,2

                                                                          Grade
                                  % Band A / % Band D
                                       AA to / HEO and
                                    Band C /   Band E / % Band F / % Band G                         % Not Total % by Actual total
Gender                                   EO        SEO     Grade 7 / Grade 6 % SCS all              known         age headcount
2013 Target                              N/A        N/A         47        45     39.5                  N/A        N/A        N/A
Female                                  68.8       60.8       49.4      44.3     38.9                 61.9       67.5    73,836
Male                                    31.2       39.2       50.6      55.7     61.1                 38.1       32.5    35,609
Actual total headcount                96,159     10,718      1,608       682      257                   21        100   109,445

All data sourced from: Resource Management

Notes:
1. Percentages shown are the number of employees [ONS Headcount] who have chosen to indicate their ethnicity and grade over the total
number of employees by grade.
2. Data as at 31 March 2011
3. Headcount indicated is the number of employees who have indicated their ethnicity status.
* - Level of data too low for publication
over the total