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Reporting year: 2024

Mean pay gap

7.3%

7.3%in favour of men

Median pay gap

7.3%

7.3%in favour of men

Bonus gap

n/a

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

58%

42%

Upper middle

53%

47%

Lower middle

56%

44%

Lower (lowest paid)

81%

19%

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

7.9%

7.9%in favour of men

Median pay gap

6.9%

6.9%in favour of men

Bonus gap

n/a

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

58%

42%

Upper middle

48%

52%

Lower middle

62%

38%

Lower (lowest paid)

80%

20%

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

7.9%

7.9%in favour of men

Median pay gap

7.1%

7.1%in favour of men

Bonus gap

n/a

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

59%

41%

Upper middle

51%

49%

Lower middle

59%

41%

Lower (lowest paid)

81%

19%

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

8.9%

8.9%in favour of men

Median pay gap

7.7%

7.7%in favour of men

Bonus gap

n/a

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

57.8%

42.2%

Upper middle

55.6%

44.4%

Lower middle

61.8%

38.2%

Lower (lowest paid)

81.5%

18.5%

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

8.5%

8.5%in favour of men

Median pay gap

8.4%

8.4%in favour of men

Bonus gap

n/a

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

57.3%

42.7%

Upper middle

55.5%

44.5%

Lower middle

62%

38%

Lower (lowest paid)

76.6%

23.4%

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

11.4%

11.4%in favour of men

Median pay gap

16.8%

16.8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

n/a

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

54.7%

45.3%

Upper middle

52.7%

47.3%

Lower middle

66.7%

33.3%

Lower (lowest paid)

79.8%

20.2%

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

12.8%

12.8%in favour of men

Median pay gap

19.4%

19.4%in favour of men

Bonus gap

n/a

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

53.5%

46.5%

Upper middle

58.7%

41.3%

Lower middle

69.7%

30.3%

Lower (lowest paid)

79%

21%

women men

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

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service