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Reporting year: 2024

Mean pay gap

17%

17%in favour of men

Median pay gap

9.5%

9.5%in favour of men

Bonus gap

29.7%

29.7%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

41.28%

58.72%

Upper middle

63.3%

36.7%

Lower middle

61.83%

38.17%

Lower (lowest paid)

67.19%

32.81%

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

18.2%

18.2%in favour of men

Median pay gap

9.9%

9.9%in favour of men

Bonus gap

15.2%

15.2%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

47.74%

52.26%

Upper middle

56.1%

43.9%

Lower middle

65.13%

34.87%

Lower (lowest paid)

70%

30%

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

16.7%

16.7%in favour of men

Median pay gap

4.4%

4.4%in favour of men

Bonus gap

42.1%

42.1%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

45.56%

54.44%

Upper middle

63.7%

36.3%

Lower middle

64.58%

35.42%

Lower (lowest paid)

70%

30%

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

16.5%

16.5%in favour of men

Median pay gap

10.8%

10.8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

25.4%

25.4%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

47%

53%

Upper middle

62%

38%

Lower middle

63.2%

36.8%

Lower (lowest paid)

72.2%

27.8%

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

15.1%

15.1%in favour of men

Median pay gap

7.3%

7.3%in favour of men

Bonus gap

38%

38%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

62%

38%

Upper middle

62%

38%

Lower middle

60.1%

39.9%

Lower (lowest paid)

60.9%

39.1%

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

17%

17%in favour of men

Median pay gap

11.6%

11.6%in favour of men

Bonus gap

29%

29%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

50.6%

49.4%

Upper middle

64.5%

35.5%

Lower middle

63.3%

36.7%

Lower (lowest paid)

74.8%

25.2%

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

15%

15%in favour of men

Median pay gap

9.5%

9.5%in favour of men

Bonus gap

36.8%

36.8%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

49.4%

50.6%

Upper middle

61.8%

38.2%

Lower middle

65.8%

34.2%

Lower (lowest paid)

68.9%

31.1%

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

18%

18%in favour of men

Median pay gap

12.9%

12.9%in favour of men

Bonus gap

29.6%

29.6%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

48.4%

51.6%

Upper middle

60.9%

39.1%

Lower middle

66%

34%

Lower (lowest paid)

70.8%

29.2%

women men

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

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service