Annex A: Employee diversity data

The following charts show the composition of the Revenue Scotland staff body, broken down according to their protected characteristics. Data on Revenue Scotland staff is given for each of the previous three years.

The composition of Revenue Scotland staff is compared to data on Scotland's working age population. Comparator data on age and gender is taken from the National Records of Scotland’s 2024 mid-year population estimates for all people aged 16-65.

Note that a significant proportion of the 16-29 age group in this age distribution are likely to be full time students not in the labour market (According to Scotland’s Census 2022, 4% of Scotland’s population were full-time students aged 16 and over, a proportion largely made up of young adults and typically classified as economically inactive).

Data on disability status, ethnic group, marital status, religion or belief and sexual orientation are taken from the Scottish Survey Core Questions 2023 for people aged 16 64. Data suppression has been applied where counts are less than five to prevent possible disclosure of information about individuals.

This includes the use of a [c] where applicable or grouping of categories. Where the only small counts in a table refer to the ‘prefer not to say’ (PNTS) category, no data suppression is done. Secondary data suppression has also been applied to prevent the calculation of suppressed values by differencing.

Figure 1: Age group breakdown within Revenue Scotland

Figure 1 shows that we continue to attract a broad mix of generational groups with most staff under 50 years of age.

Figure 2: Sex breakdown within Revenue Scotland

Figure 2 shows no significant change to the previous splits.

Figure 3 - Disability status breakdown within Revenue Scotland

Figure 3 shows more staff are now sharing diversity information with us, which helps us understand our workforce better.

Figure 4: Ethnic group breakdown within Revenue Scotland

Figure 4 shows little change year on year.

Figure 5: Marital status breakdown within Revenue Scotland

Figure 5 shows more staff are now sharing diversity information with us, which helps us understand our workforce better.

Figure 6: Religion breakdown within Revenue Scotland

Figure 6 shows more staff are now sharing diversity information with us, which helps us understand our workforce better.

Figure 7: Sexual orientation breakdown within Revenue Scotland

Figure 7 shows a broadly unchanged picture year to year.

Figure 8: Socio-economic background breakdown within Revenue Scotland

Figure 8 shows more staff are now sharing diversity information with us, which helps us understand our workforce better.

Figure 9: Caring responsibility breakdown within Revenue Scotland

Figure 9 shows a broadly unchanged picture year to year.

Figure 10: Employee passport breakdown within Revenue Scotland

Figure 10 shows an increasing use of this tool to support staff wellbeing.