Overview
Our infographic dashboards offer a snapshot of the key data EngineeringUK holds on a given topic.
This dashboard focuses on women in engineering and technology. It looks at the gender split of STEM education pathways into engineering and technology, and the breakdown of the workforce. It also looks at young people’s perceptions of STEM at school, and of STEM careers.
Women are the most underrepresented group in engineering and tech roles, making up just 16.9% of the workforce. Girls are dropping out of pathways throughout education, and are much less interested in these careers than boys. Girls make up just 12% of engineering and technology T Level students, and only 17% of engineering and technology apprenticeship starts.
Women in engineering infographic dashboard
Published
October 2025
Who this is for
- Careers leads
- Researchers
- STEM outreach organisations
- Teachers
Key findings
- Only 16.9% of the engineering and technology workforce are women, compared with 56% in other occupations
- A higher proportion of women working in engineering and technology are from UK minority ethnic backgrounds (21%) compared to other occupations (17%)
- Boys are more interested in all STEM careers than girls, with the widest gap for engineering and technology
- Girls make up half of all maths and physics GCSE students, but this drops to 37% and 24% at A level
- Girls represent only 12% of engineering and technology T Level students, and 17% of engineering and technology apprenticeship starts
- Girls are less likely to say that engineering is suitable for them, or that it fits well with who they are
