{"id":2910,"date":"2019-03-06T12:10:03","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T12:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2910"},"modified":"2019-03-06T12:10:04","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T12:10:04","slug":"new-research-has-discovered-the-fastest-growing-uk-industries-for-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/new-research-has-discovered-the-fastest-growing-uk-industries-for-women\/","title":{"rendered":"New research has discovered the fastest growing UK industries for women"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marking International Women\u2019s Day 2019, a study has explored labour market data from the Office of National Statistics to reveal where new opportunities are opening up for women and where potential new career paths may exist.<\/p>\n

Five of the ten fastest growing industries for women were also found in the top ten industries for closing the gender diversity gap, meaning they have seen a substantial rise in the percentage of women in their total workforce across the last 20 years.<\/p>\n

The top ten fastest growing industries for women are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Transport support- up 340 per cent<\/li>\n
  2. Computer programming \u2013 up 196.3 per cent<\/li>\n
  3. Head office management \u2013 up 191.2 per cent<\/li>\n
  4. Security and investigation \u2013 up 181.25 per cent<\/li>\n
  5. Motoring industry \u2013 up 173.68 per cent<\/li>\n
  6. Land transport \u2013 172.97 per cent<\/li>\n
  7. Information services \u2013 up 146.15 per cent<\/li>\n
  8. Shipping \u2013 up 133.33 per cent<\/li>\n
  9. Support for finance and insurance \u2013 up 124.18 per cent<\/li>\n
  10. Manufacture of fuel \u2013 up 100 per cent<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The data highlights that progress is being made for women in the STEM fields, with computer programming demonstrating the second highest growth rate for women of all industries in the UK.<\/p>\n

    Despite this, if the current rate of change in the gender diversity gap is maintained, it will be another 60 years before numbers of women in computer programming match those of men.<\/p>\n

    Women now make up 29.89 per cent of the computer programming workforce, that\u2019s an increase of 6.34 per cent since 1998. To get to 50 per cent of the workforce at the same rate will take another six decades.<\/p>\n

    Head of HR at Instantprint, Vicki Russell, says about the research they commissioned: \u201cThis data provides up-to-date insight into new career opportunities for women. We undertook the analysis to highlight to those establishing a career or starting out on the road to developing their own business where exciting opportunities exist.<\/p>\n

    \u201cThe results highlight the changing face of women in the workplace, and also indicate where more needs to be done to balance gender in the UK\u2019s workforce. This should prompt companies to assess their own gender diversity gaps, and consider how they can improve, while also highlighting to women where they can look to for expanding industries to work in.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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