Female representation by surgical specialty for 2020 and estimated odds ratios (OR) compared to Urology (green = greater OR, red = lesser OR, black = non-significant difference). Specialties listed by female representation (%) in descending order
| Surgical specialty | Total | Female | OR | 95% CI | P value | |
| Registrars | N | N | % | <0.001 | ||
| Ophthalmology | 715 | 355 | 49.7 | 2.14 | 1.68 to 2.72 | |
| Otolaryngology | 550 | 265 | 48.2 | 2.01 | 1.56 to 2.60 | |
| Paediatric Surgery | 165 | 75 | 45.5 | 1.81 | 1.26 to 2.59 | |
| Plastic Surgery | 450 | 190 | 42.2 | 1.58 | 1.21 to 2.07 | |
| General Surgery | 1645 | 655 | 39.8 | 1.43 | 1.15 to 1.78 | |
| Urology | 475 | 150 | 31.6 | 1 | ||
| Vascular Surgery | 120 | 30 | 25.0 | 0.72 | 0.46 to 1.14 | |
| Neurosurgery | 385 | 95 | 24.7 | 0.71 | 0.52 to 0.96 | |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 305 | 65 | 21.3 | 0.59 | 0.42 to 0.82 | |
| Trauma and Orthopaedics | 1725 | 355 | 20.6 | 0.56 | 0.45 to 0.70 | |
| Consultants | N | N | % | <0.001 | ||
| Ophthalmology | 1495 | 485 | 32.4 | 3.63 | 2.91 to 4.54 | |
| Paediatric Surgery | 205 | 65 | 31.7 | 3.51 | 2.47 to 5.00 | |
| Plastic Surgery | 550 | 115 | 20.9 | 2.00 | 1.51 to 2.65 | |
| General Surgery | 2625 | 460 | 17.5 | 1.61 | 1.29 to 2.00 | |
| Otolaryngology | 795 | 135 | 17.0 | 1.55 | 1.18 to 2.02 | |
| Vascular Surgery | 255 | 35 | 13.7 | 1.20 | 0.80 to 1.81 | |
| Urology | 985 | 115 | 11.7 | 1 | ||
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 415 | 45 | 10.8 | 0.92 | 0.64 to 1.33 | |
| Neurosurgery | 365 | 30 | 8.2 | 0.68 | 0.44 to 1.03 | |
| Trauma and Orthopaedics | 2750 | 200 | 7.3 | 0.59 | 0.47 to 0.76 | |