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Declaration rates held for ONR workforce (2025/26)

The diversity figures listed are based on a headcount of staff on 31 March 2026 and are taken from ONR’s Human Resources (HR) system unless otherwise stated. Staff on loan and not paid directly by ONR are not included in the analysis, nor are agency staff/contractors.

Workforce data coverage

Workforce data coverage by protected characteristic
Protected characteristic % of workforce with data
Gender 100%
Age 100%
Ethnic origin 86%
Disability 90%
Sexual orientation 81%

Overall workforce

The data presented here shows ONR’s workforce by protected characteristic on 31 March 2026.

Gender

Workforce gender distribution
Gender Percentage of staff
Male 62%
Female 38%

Ethnicity

Workforce ethnicity distribution
Status Percentage of staff
Ethnic minorities 7%
Non-ethnic minorities 93%

Disability

Workforce disability status
Status Percentage of staff
Declared disabled 11%
Declared non-disabled 89%

Sexual orientation

Workforce sexual orientation
Sexual orientation Percentage of staff
Other 0.2%
Lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) 2.3%
Heterosexual 97.5%

Age

Workforce age distribution
Age Percentage of staff
16–24 2%
25–29 7%
30–34 10%
35–39 8%
40–44 12%
45–49 12%
50–54 18%
55–59 17%
60–64 11%
65+ 4%

Further information

Learn more about ONR’s current vacancies, diverse range of careers, inclusive range of benefits and colleagues’ career journeys through our careers pages.

ONR’s organisational values of being fair, open-minded, supportive and accountable run in parallel with the strategic theme of ‘Creating a culture of inclusion and excellence’, as described in our Strategy 2020–25. ONR’s progress against its commitments and the final annual plan to support delivery of our strategy are outlined in the latest Corporate Plan for 2025/26.