Decline In Proportion Of Female Graduate Accountancy Roles

Thu, 17 Apr 2008

The number of women graduates being recruited into graduate accountancy positions has declined in recent years, new research has revealed.

According to Accountancy Magazine, a survey carried out by Longbridge found that women currently fill just 27 per cent of junior audit jobs, compared to 49 per cent six years ago.

The study also revealed that only a quarter of professionals switching to in-house audit jobs in the city are females – a factor which some say is explained by the large wage gap that still exists in the city, believed to be more than 20 per cent in places.

However, researchers discovered that the salary gap within the audit profession is just five per cent, with the average salary for men at £68,492, while women earn £65,189.

The gap was found to be larger for junior audit roles, but earnings for women in senior in-house audit jobs were found to be slightly more than their male counterparts.

A recent study by recruitment firm Badenoch and Clark found the average basic salary of the UK’s finance employees grew by 3.7 per cent during 2007.
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