Voluntary sector workforce: facts and figures
Below is an overview of the size and shape of the voluntary sector workforce.
The figures below were taken from the The UK Voluntary Sector Workforce Almanac 2011 which was produced by Skills - Third Sector in partnership with NCVO and the Third Sector Research Centre. Download your free copy of the Almanac (PDF 495KB) or contact us for a hard copy.
- Access the tables (Excel 5.7MB) behind the Workforce Almanac.
- Fast Facts (PDF 30KB) on the voluntary sector workforce.
- Download your free postcard (PDF 160KB) of key statistics.
Civil Society
| 2007/2008 | |
| Number of organisations | 900,000 |
| Total income | £157 billion |
| Paid workforce (head count) | 1.6 million |
Core voluntary sector
| 2010 | ||
| Total UK voluntary sector paid workforce | Headcount | 765,000 |
| Full-time equivalent | 617,000 | |
| Employment status | Full-time | 62% |
| Part-time | 38% | |
| Permanent | 91% | |
| Temporary | 9% | |
| Gender | Female | 68% |
| Male | 32% | |
| Type of activity | Social work without accommodation | 37% |
| Residential care activities | 15% | |
| Education | 13% | |
| Highest qualification | Degree or higher | 37% |
| A Levels or higher | 73% | |
| Size of workplace | Under 10 | 31% |
| Under 25 | 51% | |
| Under 50 | 67% |
Skills and training
| 2009 | |
| Training in place | 56% |
| Training budget in place | 64% |
| Formal assessment of skills gap | 75% |
Volunteering
| 2010/2011 | ||
| Number of people volunteering | At least once a month | 25% |
| At least once a year | 39% |
HR and employment publications
The UK Voluntary Sector Workforce Almanac 2011
Download your free copy.
Good Guide To Employment
Wendy Blake Ranken
£25 (£17.50 for members)
Funding and Costing Workforce and Governance Development
Ceri Hutton and Stephanie Sexton
£5 (£3.50 for members)
Bright Futures, Positive Influences
Felicity Dwyer
£5 (£3.50 for members)
