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Reporting year: 2024

Mean pay gap

8.8%

8.8%in favour of men

Median pay gap

18.4%

18.4%in favour of men

Bonus gap

28%

28%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

40%

60%

Upper middle

54.7%

45.3%

Lower middle

55.2%

44.8%

Lower (lowest paid)

54.9%

45.1%

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

10.9%

10.9%in favour of men

Median pay gap

20.2%

20.2%in favour of men

Bonus gap

33.2%

33.2%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

44.4%

55.6%

Upper middle

52.3%

47.7%

Lower middle

56.5%

43.5%

Lower (lowest paid)

58.9%

41.1%

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

11.4%

11.4%in favour of men

Median pay gap

16.6%

16.6%in favour of men

Bonus gap

29.6%

29.6%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

44%

56%

Upper middle

53%

47%

Lower middle

57%

43%

Lower (lowest paid)

60%

40%

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

9.9%

9.9%in favour of men

Median pay gap

9.8%

9.8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

27.2%

27.2%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

45.3%

54.7%

Upper middle

52.8%

47.2%

Lower middle

44.8%

55.2%

Lower (lowest paid)

57.6%

42.4%

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

10.5%

10.5%in favour of men

Median pay gap

14.5%

14.5%in favour of men

Bonus gap

18.4%

18.4%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

44.3%

55.7%

Upper middle

51.5%

48.5%

Lower middle

55.1%

44.9%

Lower (lowest paid)

57.2%

42.8%

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

10.3%

10.3%in favour of men

Median pay gap

8.8%

8.8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

16.1%

16.1%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

45.5%

54.5%

Upper middle

55.6%

44.4%

Lower middle

54%

46%

Lower (lowest paid)

56.6%

43.4%

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

11.8%

11.8%in favour of men

Median pay gap

10.7%

10.7%in favour of men

Bonus gap

18.9%

18.9%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

45%

55%

Upper middle

54%

46%

Lower middle

53%

47%

Lower (lowest paid)

57%

43%

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

10%

10%in favour of men

Median pay gap

12.3%

12.3%in favour of men

Bonus gap

19.1%

19.1%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

42.9%

57.1%

Upper middle

48.9%

51.1%

Lower middle

52.9%

47.1%

Lower (lowest paid)

54.9%

45.1%

women men

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

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service