Women make up less than a fifth of senior leadership roles at UK financial services companies, according to new data analysis from Fox & Partners. However, the share of senior roles held by women increased slightly from 18% in 2023 to 19% in 2024. Senior roles encompass job titles including CEOs, executive directors and chief risk officers, alongside non-executive roles such as senior independent director. Women make up only 9% of the 5,140 CEOs of financial services companies covered by the study. Watt added: “UK financial service businesses still need to do more to attract women to the industry and promote more women from within their businesses.