Office for Students

United Kingdom · 250-499 · www.officeforstudents.org.uk/about/equality-and-diversity/gender-pay-gap/

Reporting year: 2024

Mean pay gap

7.3%

7.3%in favour of men

Median pay gap

19%

19%in favour of men

Bonus gap

9.5%

9.5%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

59.3%

40.7%

Upper middle

55.1%

44.9%

Lower middle

75.4%

24.6%

Lower (lowest paid)

64.4%

35.6%

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

8.3%

8.3%in favour of men

Median pay gap

18.8%

18.8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

8.1%

8.1%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

64.4%

35.6%

Upper middle

58.1%

41.9%

Lower middle

75.2%

24.8%

Lower (lowest paid)

67.6%

32.4%

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

8.8%

8.8%in favour of men

Median pay gap

20.9%

20.9%in favour of men

Bonus gap

8.8%

8.8%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

57.7%

42.3%

Upper middle

62.5%

37.5%

Lower middle

67.7%

32.3%

Lower (lowest paid)

70.8%

29.2%

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

11.3%

11.3%in favour of men

Median pay gap

20.9%

20.9%in favour of men

Bonus gap

5.1%

5.1%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

55.7%

44.3%

Upper middle

63.5%

36.5%

Lower middle

67.7%

32.3%

Lower (lowest paid)

75%

25%

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

11.2%

11.2%in favour of men

Median pay gap

8.7%

8.7%in favour of men

Bonus gap

26.1%

26.1%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

50.5%

49.5%

Upper middle

70.6%

29.4%

Lower middle

69.6%

30.4%

Lower (lowest paid)

71.5%

28.5%

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

13.6%

13.6%in favour of men

Median pay gap

20.2%

20.2%in favour of men

Bonus gap

-17.4%

17.4%in favour of women

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

55.6%

44.4%

Upper middle

61.3%

38.7%

Lower middle

73.7%

26.3%

Lower (lowest paid)

70%

30%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2019 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service