Every year we track and report on gender diversity in the UK energy industry.
In 2025, we have collaborated once again with Bain & Company to gather and publish statistics on the number of women in board (executive and non-executive), leadership and middle management roles within the top 100 energy companies in the UK, focussing on the most significant employers in today’s industry.
Our Annual State of the Nation 2025 report reveals the gaps to be filled to reach our target for women to be in at least 40% of leadership and middle management roles in UK energy by 2030, and provides positive recommendations for action.
2025 vs 2024 average representation of women in board, leadership and middle management roles (for top 100 UK energy companies in our data set)
““To achieve net zero, it’s essential to attract fresh talent and cultivate new green skills, and this is a powerful opportunity to build an industry that truly reflects the diverse communities and customers it serves. And it’s not just about attraction but retaining talented women within a supportive workplace culture.
With just five years left to achieve our 40% representation target, we must be bold in our ambition and intensify our efforts. By showcasing outstanding examples of good practice from companies that have already achieved gender balance, we aim to spark a transformative acceleration of progress across the industry. Now is the time to step up and drive meaningful change.” – Monica Collings, Chair of POWERful Women
“We need to be tapping into, and developing, all pools of talent to meet our net zero ambitions and to overcome the UK’s green skills gap. POWERful Women is playing an important role in holding up a mirror to the industry on how effective it is in delivering on those vital objectives. This year’s statistics are a useful call to action given the slowdown in progress and the gaps that are still very evident.”
– Olga Muscat, Senior Partner at Bain & Company
Minister for Industry Sarah Jones MP, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero & Department for Business and Trade, responds to our 2025 statistics, confirms her commitment to improving diversity in the energy sector and outlines actions the government is already taking to drive progress.
“We need the brightest and the best minds from every section of society to help us make the energy transition a success.”WATCH THE VIDEO
WHY REPORT THIS DATA?
Publication of the annual statistics is an important part of POWERful Women’s work to challenge the sector on its gender diversity
Gathering, monitoring and reporting data provides transparency and drives tangible progress towards diversity targets – “what gets measured gets managed”
This exercise is part of the constructive support PfW provides to UK energy companies, such as the PfW Leaders’ Coalition, in setting clear expectations and encouraging ambition and action, through sharing good practice and facilitating discussion.
We are grateful to all the companies and stakeholders who have provided input and who are working hard to improve their gender balance within their own organisations and in the energy sector as a whole.
We would also like to thank Bain & Company for their support for our Annual State of the Nation data analysis and their valuable insights.
Bain & Company
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