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Reporting year: 2024

Mean pay gap

3.8%

3.8%in favour of men

Median pay gap

13.4%

13.4%in favour of men

Bonus gap

-26.6%

26.6%in favour of women

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

6.7%

93.3%

Upper middle

8.3%

91.7%

Lower middle

27.3%

72.7%

Lower (lowest paid)

34.8%

65.2%

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

14.4%

14.4%in favour of men

Median pay gap

27.8%

27.8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

-7.9%

7.9%in favour of women

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

5.4%

94.6%

Upper middle

7.5%

92.5%

Lower middle

46.2%

53.8%

Lower (lowest paid)

34.4%

65.6%

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

-0.7%

0.7%in favour of women

Median pay gap

16.7%

16.7%in favour of men

Bonus gap

6.1%

6.1%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

10.5%

89.5%

Upper middle

98%

Lower middle

1.6%

98.4%

Lower (lowest paid)

26.8%

73.2%

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

5.6%

5.6%in favour of men

Median pay gap

21.9%

21.9%in favour of men

Bonus gap

100%

100%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

9.9%

90.1%

Upper middle

3.6%

96.4%

Lower middle

1.1%

98.9%

Lower (lowest paid)

20.2%

79.8%

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

2.4%

2.4%in favour of men

Median pay gap

20.8%

20.8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

12.7%

12.7%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

11.2%

88.8%

Upper middle

2.6%

97.4%

Lower middle

100%

Lower (lowest paid)

18.1%

81.9%

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

1.4%

1.4%in favour of men

Median pay gap

4.1%

4.1%in favour of men

Bonus gap

37.3%

37.3%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

7.4%

92.6%

Upper middle

8.1%

91.9%

Lower middle

25%

75%

Lower (lowest paid)

27.8%

72.2%

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

5.3%

5.3%in favour of men

Median pay gap

6.8%

6.8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

29.6%

29.6%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

10%

90%

Upper middle

1.9%

98.1%

Lower middle

3.7%

96.3%

Lower (lowest paid)

14.7%

85.3%

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

6.5%

6.5%in favour of men

Median pay gap

9.8%

9.8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

35.6%

35.6%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

9.9%

90.1%

Upper middle

2.7%

97.3%

Lower middle

2.7%

97.3%

Lower (lowest paid)

15.5%

84.5%

women men

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

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service