Age

• Staff aged 40–49 consistently represent the largest age group, maintaining a stable proportion of around 23–24% across all six years
• The proportion of employees aged 60 and over has steadily increased, rising from 15% in 2019 to 20% in 2024, indicating a gradually ageing workforce
• Although the proportion of staff aged 50–59 declined slightly in 2024, this age group has consistently represented the largest segment of the workforce across recent years
• Pay bands
  • Employees aged under 30 and those aged 60+ are most likely to be working in lower pay bands (1–5), a pattern that has remained consistent year on year
  • Over a third of staff aged 30–49 work in bands 9 and above, compared to just 14% of those aged under 30
  • Staff in the highest pay bands (15–20) are predominantly aged 40 and over.
• Directorates
  • Economy, Transport and Planning; Culture, Leisure and Regulatory Services; and Adult Services continue to have an older workforce, with at least half of staff aged 50 and over
  • Public Health and Corporate Services maintain the youngest staff profiles, with 24% and 16% of employees respectively aged under 30

This chart shows the age distribution of staff from 2019 to 2024:
Under 30 years: 12% in 2019, 12% in 2020, 11% in 2021, 11% in 2022, 11% in 2023, 10% in 2024.
30–39 years: 21% in 2019, 20% in 2020, 19% in 2021, 19% in 2022, 18% in 2023, 18% in 2024.
40–49 years: 23% in 2019, 23% in 2020, 22% in 2021, 22% in 2022, 24% in 2023, 24% in 2024.
50–59 years: 30% in 2019, 30% in 2020, 30% in 2021, 31% in 2022, 30% in 2023, 28% in 2024.
60+ years: 15% in 2019, 15% in 2020, 17% in 2021, 17% in 2022, 17% in 2023, 20% in 2024.

This chart shows the percentage of employees in each age group working in different pay bands for December 2024:
Band 1–5: Under 30 years 45%, 30–39 years 26%, 40–49 years 23%, 50–59 years 33%, 60+ years 48%.
Band 6–8: Under 30 years 41%, 30–39 years 41%, 40–49 years 41%, 50–59 years 35%, 60+ years 29%.
Band 9–11: Under 30 years 12%, 30–39 years 26%, 40–49 years 21%, 50–59 years 18%, 60+ years 13%.
Band 12–14: Under 30 years 2%, 30–39 years 7%, 40–49 years 13%, 50–59 years 10%, 60+ years 8%.
Band 15–17: Under 30 years 0%, 30–39 years 0%, 40–49 years 2%, 50–59 years 3%, 60+ years 2%.
Band 18–20: Under 30 years 0%, 30–39 years 0%, 40–49 years 0%, 50–59 years 1%, 60+ years 0%.

This chart shows that in December 2024:
Of employees under the Economy, Transport and Planning directorate, 8% are under 30 years old, 15% are 30-39 years old, 16% are 40-49 years old, 31% are 50-59 years old, and 31% are 60+ years old
Of employees under the Culture, Leisure and Regulatory Services directorate, 7% are under 30 years old, 13% are 30-39 years old, 21% are 40-49 years old, 32% are 50-59 years old, and 27% are 60+ years old
Of employees under the Adult Services directorate, 6% are under 30 years old, 18% are 30-39 years old, 23% are 40-49 years old, 30% are 50-59 years old, and 23% are 60+ years old
Of employees under the Executive directorate, 0% are under 30 years old, 7% are 30-39 years old, 43% are 40-49 years old, 43% are 50-59 years old, and 7% are 60+ years old
Of employees under the Housing, Neighbourhood and Building Services directorate, 11% are under 30 years old, 18% are 30-39 years old, 24% are 40-49 years old, 27% are 50-59 years old, and 20% are 60+ years old
Of employees under the Finance and Resources directorate, 11% are under 30 years old, 14% are 30-39 years old, 29% are 40-49 years old, 32% are 50-59 years old, and 14% are 60+ years old
Of employees under the Portsmouth International Port directorate, 5% are under 30 years old, 22% are 30-39 years old, 30% are 40-49 years old, 17% are 50-59 years old, and 26% are 60+ years old
Of employees under the Children, Families and Education directorate, 10% are under 30 years old, 23% are 30-39 years old, 25% are 40-49 years old, 27% are 50-59 years old, and 14% are 60+ years old
Of employees under the Corporate Services directorate, 16% are under 30 years old, 18% are 30-39 years old, 25% are 40-49 years old, 27% are 50-59 years old, and 14% are 60+ years old
Of employees under the Public Health directorate, 24% are under 30 years old, 7% are 30-39 years old, 36% are 40-49 years old, 24% are 50-59 years old, and 9% are 60+ years old