UK Losing £3.5bn a Year as Women Exit Tech Sector, Warns 2025 Lovelace Report
Up to 60,000 women leave the UK tech industry each year, costing £3.5bn in lost productivity, according to the 2025 Lovelace Report.
The report reveals that between 40,000 and 60,000 women are quitting the industry annually, undermining the country’s ambitions to become a global leader in artificial intelligence and digital innovation.
Despite making up just 20% of the tech workforce, women are leaving at twice the rate of men, with the losses hitting hardest among mid-career professionals.
- More than three-quarters of women with 11–20 years’ experience said they had waited over three years for a promotion.
- Half earned below-average pay for their seniority.
The problem is not that women are failing to enter tech, but that the system is failing to retain them.
Author's summary: UK tech sector loses £3.5bn annually due to women exiting industry.