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Reporting year: 2024

Mean pay gap

7.3%

7.3%in favour of men

Median pay gap

10.3%

10.3%in favour of men

Bonus gap

7.9%

7.9%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

44.5%

55.5%

Upper middle

53%

47%

Lower middle

60.8%

39.2%

Lower (lowest paid)

56.8%

43.2%

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

11.7%

11.7%in favour of men

Median pay gap

11.8%

11.8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

3.3%

3.3%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

43.2%

56.8%

Upper middle

51%

49%

Lower middle

55.3%

44.7%

Lower (lowest paid)

64.3%

35.7%

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

10.6%

10.6%in favour of men

Median pay gap

13.3%

13.3%in favour of men

Bonus gap

13.5%

13.5%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

44%

56%

Upper middle

49%

51%

Lower middle

52%

48%

Lower (lowest paid)

65%

35%

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

10.9%

10.9%in favour of men

Median pay gap

12.3%

12.3%in favour of men

Bonus gap

5.4%

5.4%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

41.1%

58.9%

Upper middle

44%

56%

Lower middle

53.7%

46.3%

Lower (lowest paid)

57.5%

42.5%

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

9.9%

9.9%in favour of men

Median pay gap

12.1%

12.1%in favour of men

Bonus gap

4.9%

4.9%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

41.3%

58.7%

Upper middle

43.5%

56.5%

Lower middle

48%

52%

Lower (lowest paid)

59.3%

40.7%

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

8.8%

8.8%in favour of men

Median pay gap

8.7%

8.7%in favour of men

Bonus gap

8.2%

8.2%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

42%

58%

Upper middle

45%

55%

Lower middle

48%

52%

Lower (lowest paid)

55%

45%

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

10.4%

10.4%in favour of men

Median pay gap

10.3%

10.3%in favour of men

Bonus gap

16.5%

16.5%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

40%

60%

Upper middle

42%

58%

Lower middle

48%

52%

Lower (lowest paid)

53%

47%

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

11.7%

11.7%in favour of men

Median pay gap

12.1%

12.1%in favour of men

Bonus gap

11.3%

11.3%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

36%

64%

Upper middle

40.5%

59.5%

Lower middle

44.6%

55.4%

Lower (lowest paid)

52.5%

47.5%

women men

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

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service