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Reporting year: 2024

Mean pay gap

5.6%

5.6%in favour of men

Median pay gap

5.5%

5.5%in favour of men

Bonus gap

20.4%

20.4%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

46.1%

53.9%

Upper middle

48.1%

51.9%

Lower middle

52.3%

47.7%

Lower (lowest paid)

57.2%

42.8%

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%in favour of men

Median pay gap

13.9%

13.9%in favour of men

Bonus gap

-0.9%

0.9%in favour of women

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

46.4%

53.6%

Upper middle

48.1%

51.9%

Lower middle

52.9%

47.1%

Lower (lowest paid)

57.5%

42.5%

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

6.6%

6.6%in favour of men

Median pay gap

12.6%

12.6%in favour of men

Bonus gap

14.7%

14.7%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

46.3%

53.7%

Upper middle

48.6%

51.4%

Lower middle

53.9%

46.1%

Lower (lowest paid)

57.9%

42.1%

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

2.8%

2.8%in favour of men

Median pay gap

8.8%

8.8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

0%no gap

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

46.9%

53.1%

Upper middle

50.4%

49.6%

Lower middle

56.2%

43.8%

Lower (lowest paid)

50.8%

49.2%

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

4.8%

4.8%in favour of men

Median pay gap

5.4%

5.4%in favour of men

Bonus gap

0.6%

0.6%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

47.3%

52.7%

Upper middle

54.6%

45.4%

Lower middle

59.7%

40.3%

Lower (lowest paid)

52.6%

47.4%

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

7.6%

7.6%in favour of men

Median pay gap

9.6%

9.6%in favour of men

Bonus gap

3.6%

3.6%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

55.4%

44.6%

Upper middle

59.6%

40.4%

Lower middle

54.8%

45.2%

Lower (lowest paid)

46.9%

53.1%

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

8.5%

8.5%in favour of men

Median pay gap

13.5%

13.5%in favour of men

Bonus gap

5%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

47.2%

52.8%

Upper middle

54%

46%

Lower middle

64.4%

35.6%

Lower (lowest paid)

54.3%

45.7%

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

8.9%

8.9%in favour of men

Median pay gap

12.5%

12.5%in favour of men

Bonus gap

9.1%

9.1%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

46.7%

53.3%

Upper middle

53.8%

46.2%

Lower middle

66%

34%

Lower (lowest paid)

54.6%

45.4%

women men

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

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service