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Reporting year: 2022

Mean pay gap

10.6%

10.6%in favour of men

Median pay gap

13.9%

13.9%in favour of men

Bonus gap

34.2%

34.2%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

37.52%

62.48%

Upper middle

43.94%

56.06%

Lower middle

49.66%

50.34%

Lower (lowest paid)

58.49%

41.51%

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

9.4%

9.4%in favour of men

Median pay gap

11.4%

11.4%in favour of men

Bonus gap

33.8%

33.8%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

34.6%

65.4%

Upper middle

40.4%

59.6%

Lower middle

48.9%

51.1%

Lower (lowest paid)

52%

48%

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

9.4%

9.4%in favour of men

Median pay gap

11.4%

11.4%in favour of men

Bonus gap

33.8%

33.8%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

34.6%

65.4%

Upper middle

40.4%

59.6%

Lower middle

48.9%

51.1%

Lower (lowest paid)

52%

48%

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

12.8%

12.8%in favour of men

Median pay gap

12.5%

12.5%in favour of men

Bonus gap

-25.3%

25.3%in favour of women

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

33%

67%

Upper middle

38.9%

61.1%

Lower middle

46.2%

53.8%

Lower (lowest paid)

53.6%

46.4%

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

14.6%

14.6%in favour of men

Median pay gap

13.8%

13.8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

4.6%

4.6%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

31.7%

68.3%

Upper middle

38.8%

61.2%

Lower middle

45.5%

54.5%

Lower (lowest paid)

55.6%

44.4%

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

16.1%

16.1%in favour of men

Median pay gap

14.1%

14.1%in favour of men

Bonus gap

0%no gap

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

31%

69%

Upper middle

38%

62%

Lower middle

47%

53%

Lower (lowest paid)

58%

42%

women men

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

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service