Growing number of minority top earners in the UK

According to the latest Best Value Performance Indicators (BVPIs) from the Audit Commission, the number of minority ethnic workers in the highest earning positions has risen for the first time since 2003. English councils reported that the number of minority ethnic workers rose from 2.6 per cent to 3.3 per cent in the top five per cent earning group over the year. However, the BPVI show that the highest proportion of high-earning ethnic minority staff is in London (22 per cent) while county councils have just 1.7 per cent of high earners from ethnic minorities. As the numbers of ethnic minorities in high-paid positions at local councils in the UK, has declined from 189 in 2006 to only 167 employees in 2007, more still needs to be done to address diversity in local authorities. The Audit Commission has also revealed that there are now more women in the top earning five per cent of council employees, with the figure up from 29.8 per cent in 2004-05 to 31.8 per cent in 2005-06.

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