Our workforce

Our workforce in a nutshell

With more than 105,000 employees working in 51 countries and jurisdictions and representing 155 nationalities, we have the global presence, experience and range of business activities to have real impact on a global – and local – scale.

105,236
_Employees

59%
_Male

41%
_Female

51
Countries and jurisdictions

155
Nationalities

152
Languages spoken

9
Years of service, on avarage

Age < 30

Age 30-50

Age > 50

Switzerland

Americas

Asia Pacific

EMEA

This infographic shows that on 31 December 2025, UBS had 105,236 employees by headcount. 59% of our workforce were male and 41% female, 18% under the age of 30, 60% aged between 30 and 50, and 22% over 50. 33% of our workforce were located in Switzerland, 23% in the Americas, 24% in Asia Pacific and 20% in EMEA. Our employees come from 51 countries and jurisdictions, hold 155 nationalities, speak 152 languages and have an average of 9 years of service. All data was calculated as of 31 December 2025 on a headcount basis of 105,236 internal employees only (103,177 FTE). The number of external staff as of 31 December 2025 was approximately 16,412 (workforce count). All quantitative headcount-related disclosures include all UBS employees except the employees in the Savoy Hotel Baur en Ville AG, Ausbildungszentrum Schloss Wolfsberg AG, Fides and Card Center subsidiaries. Gender data is self-reported in HR systems and does not include those who have chosen not to disclose as a male or female employee. Therefore, gender-specific numbers do not match the overall total.

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Our 2025 Sustainability Report details workforce composition, people management priorities and relevant processes, and a supplement contains additional workforce data. Have a look at the “People and culture make the difference” chapter in the main report and “Workforce by the numbers” in the supplement.

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We are committed to being an inclusive workplace based on meritocracy, and we aim to build a culture of belonging where all employees are recognized and valued, and where everyone can be successful and thrive. Our global workforce has a variety of skills, experiences and backgrounds that reflect the diversity of our clients to serve them at our best. We deliver our vision through a focus on four key stakeholder groups: employees, clients, community and society, and our supply chain.

Our strategy is built on four pillars: inclusive leadership, hiring, development and belonging. We leverage all four to support our workforce across a variety of personal characteristics to create an inclusive culture for everyone.

In every location in which we operate, we continue to act in accordance with the current law and regulations and will monitor any changes to ensure we remain consistent.

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We want employees to build long and satisfying careers in our firm and managers to support both individual development and career growth. In 2025, almost 60% of all eligible roles were filled by internal candidates.

Ensuring employees have a voice

Our employees want to have an impact and to help shape their daily experience. We provide opportunities throughout the year to give feedback in firm-wide and pulse surveys, along with focus groups, and to connect with management on topics such as strategic alignment, work environment, line manager effectiveness, culture and well-being. An 87% empowerment score, along with an 81% engagement score in our 2025 group-wide survey, confirmed that our employees continue to be highly engaged and to recommend us as an employer. Both scores remain above the financial services benchmark.1

We use formal and informal employee input to continuously improve our people-management processes and to focus on topics that matter to employees.

^{1 Benchmarks provided by Ipsos Karian and Box as of Q3 2025}

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We’re proud of our high-performing culture and have made sure our performance management approach supports it. Our objective-setting process, for example, aligns employees with the firm’s priorities, and we assess both performance and behavior, because we value what an employee accomplishes and how our behaviors – accountability with integrity, collaboration and innovation – are demonstrated. An embedded feedback app makes it easy for employees to give and receive feedback in real time throughout the year. The impact on our culture is significant – in 2025 alone, more than 362,000 instances of feedback were given across the entire firm.

We pay for performance, and we take pay equity seriously. We also aim to ensure all employees are paid at least a living wage and regularly assess salaries against local living wages. See the UBS Compensation Report 2025View our 2024 report for more information.