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CharityJob is the UK’s largest charity job board. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at our core, and we’re always working towards them. We believe it’s essential to ensure fair representation and to help recruiters access high-quality candidates. So we’ve carried out our annual survey to establish our candidate demographic data, looking at the diversity of the people who use our site to look for jobs. This explored gender, ethnicity, age and more. We’ve carried out this research so that we know, and can let you know, who our candidates are.
Candidates were invited to complete a survey which asked about various demographic factors. The figures here are based on responses from 5,423 respondents who told us they live in the UK.
CharityJob demographic data at a glance
- 24% are from a non-white background.
- 96% are aged 25-64, and more than a third are aged 50 or older.
- 18% identify with having a disability under the Equality Act 2010.
- 42% currently work in the charity sector.
Ethnicity
24% of our candidates are from a non-white background, compared to 18% within the population (England and Wales), and 13% of the charity sector.
Age
96% of our candidate respondents are aged between 25 and 64. More than a third (34%) are aged 50 or older and the largest group (36%) are aged 35 to 49.
Gender identity
70% of candidate respondents identify as female, 27% as male, 1% as non-binary, 1% have another gender identity and 1% selected ‘prefer not to say’.
Socio-economic status
As a measure of socio-economic status, candidates were asked whether they’d be eligible for free school meals if they finished school after 1980. 19% of candidate respondents had been eligible.
Disability
Almost one in five (18%) of our candidate respondents identifies with having a disability under the Equality Act 2010.
Candidates who answered ‘yes’ were asked to select which type of disability they had. The most common was mental health concern, which was selected by 38% of those who answered ‘yes’. This was followed by other impairments (including epilepsy, cardiovascular conditions, asthma, cancer, facial disfigurement, sickle cell anaemia and progressive conditions, such as motor neurone disease) selected by 28%,and mobility issues selected by 22%.
Location
45% of candidate respondents were based in London and South East England.
Working status
47% of candidate respondents currently work full-time, 17% are unemployed and 16% are working part-time.
Sector of work
Those currently in work were asked which sector they work in. 42% currently work in the charity sector, 27% in the private sector, 27% in the public sector, and 4% selected elsewhere.
Seniority level
Of those currently in work, 65% of candidate respondents are at the experienced non-manager level or management level.
Education
The majority (82%) of candidate respondents had an undergraduate degree / equivalent level qualification or higher.
CharityJob’s demographic data shows a diverse candidate pool
Our research to reveal CharityJob’s demographic data helps you to know who you’ll be reaching when you post a role with us. We know there’s always more to do, but we’re proud to be able to say that CharityJob candidates are more ethnically diverse than the sector as a whole. We’ve introduced measures such as anonymous recruitment within CharityJob Recruiter to improve the fairness of the hiring process itself once candidates apply. These are small steps towards a fairer charity sector that’s more diverse in the way it hires.
Look out for our new CharityJob Salary Report later in the year, where we’ll be publishing more up-to-date CharityJob demographic data, based on aggregated data from CharityJob’s Equal Opportunities Reporting.
Want to find out more? Get in touch with your account manager to see the full candidate demographics report.
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