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Reporting year: 2024

Mean pay gap

4.9%

4.9%in favour of men

Median pay gap

4.1%

4.1%in favour of men

Bonus gap

6.4%

6.4%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

46.2%

53.8%

Upper middle

48.3%

51.7%

Lower middle

51.9%

48.1%

Lower (lowest paid)

53.6%

46.4%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2024 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2023

Mean pay gap

6.8%

6.8%in favour of men

Median pay gap

5.9%

5.9%in favour of men

Bonus gap

5.6%

5.6%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

44.1%

55.9%

Upper middle

45.7%

54.3%

Lower middle

50.5%

49.5%

Lower (lowest paid)

54.8%

45.2%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2023 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2022

Mean pay gap

8.9%

8.9%in favour of men

Median pay gap

6.3%

6.3%in favour of men

Bonus gap

26.6%

26.6%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

44.8%

55.2%

Upper middle

43.6%

56.4%

Lower middle

53.3%

46.7%

Lower (lowest paid)

55%

45%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2022 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2021

Mean pay gap

6.7%

6.7%in favour of men

Median pay gap

5.5%

5.5%in favour of men

Bonus gap

41.2%

41.2%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

44.2%

55.8%

Upper middle

50.2%

49.8%

Lower middle

56.5%

43.5%

Lower (lowest paid)

52.6%

47.4%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2021 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2020

Mean pay gap

5.6%

5.6%in favour of men

Median pay gap

2.9%

2.9%in favour of men

Bonus gap

29.3%

29.3%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

44.1%

55.9%

Upper middle

48.8%

51.2%

Lower middle

54.9%

45.1%

Lower (lowest paid)

49.8%

50.2%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2020 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2019

Mean pay gap

7.3%

7.3%in favour of men

Median pay gap

4.9%

4.9%in favour of men

Bonus gap

15.3%

15.3%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

43.4%

56.6%

Upper middle

50.3%

49.7%

Lower middle

51.4%

48.6%

Lower (lowest paid)

51.9%

48.1%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2019 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2018

Mean pay gap

8.2%

8.2%in favour of men

Median pay gap

6.1%

6.1%in favour of men

Bonus gap

17.3%

17.3%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

39.1%

60.9%

Upper middle

47.7%

52.3%

Lower middle

47.7%

52.3%

Lower (lowest paid)

52.3%

47.7%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2018 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2017

Mean pay gap

7.4%

7.4%in favour of men

Median pay gap

4.4%

4.4%in favour of men

Bonus gap

19.9%

19.9%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

43.5%

56.5%

Upper middle

47.4%

52.6%

Lower middle

46.7%

53.3%

Lower (lowest paid)

53.3%

46.7%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2017 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service