Option A Ltd

United Kingdom · 250-499 · www.optiona.co.uk/news/gender-pay-gap-report-2023/

Reporting year: 2024

Mean pay gap

-9.9%

9.9%in favour of women

Median pay gap

1.3%

1.3%in favour of men

Bonus gap

46.7%

46.7%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

34.4%

65.6%

Upper middle

24.6%

75.4%

Lower middle

29.5%

70.5%

Lower (lowest paid)

32.3%

67.7%

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

57.6%

57.6%in favour of men

Median pay gap

14.2%

14.2%in favour of men

Bonus gap

57%

57%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

23.2%

76.8%

Upper middle

24.3%

75.7%

Lower middle

42%

58%

Lower (lowest paid)

31%

69%

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

13.1%

13.1%in favour of men

Median pay gap

14.2%

14.2%in favour of men

Bonus gap

57%

57%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

23.2%

76.8%

Upper middle

24.3%

75.7%

Lower middle

42%

58%

Lower (lowest paid)

31%

69%

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

8.8%

8.8%in favour of men

Median pay gap

7.5%

7.5%in favour of men

Bonus gap

81%

81%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

29.7%

70.3%

Upper middle

36.9%

63.1%

Lower middle

38.5%

61.5%

Lower (lowest paid)

46.9%

53.1%

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

11.7%

11.7%in favour of men

Median pay gap

3.5%

3.5%in favour of men

Bonus gap

86.4%

86.4%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

32.9%

67.1%

Upper middle

34.2%

65.8%

Lower middle

36.8%

63.2%

Lower (lowest paid)

36.4%

63.6%

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: 2018

Mean pay gap

-1.6%

1.6%in favour of women

Median pay gap

-1.5%

1.5%in favour of women

Bonus gap

17.3%

17.3%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

46.2%

53.8%

Upper middle

36.2%

63.8%

Lower middle

48.7%

51.3%

Lower (lowest paid)

45%

55%

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

0%no gap

Median pay gap

-0.6%

0.6%in favour of women

Bonus gap

0%no gap

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

19%

81%

Upper middle

25%

75%

Lower middle

32%

68%

Lower (lowest paid)

26%

74%

women men

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

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service