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Reporting year: 2024

Mean pay gap

19%

19%in favour of men

Median pay gap

22.2%

22.2%in favour of men

Bonus gap

46%

46%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

40%

60%

Upper middle

48%

52%

Lower middle

61%

39%

Lower (lowest paid)

68%

32%

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

19.5%

19.5%in favour of men

Median pay gap

24.7%

24.7%in favour of men

Bonus gap

52.3%

52.3%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

39.1%

60.9%

Upper middle

44%

56%

Lower middle

62.8%

37.2%

Lower (lowest paid)

67.9%

32.1%

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

29.2%

29.2%in favour of men

Median pay gap

29.6%

29.6%in favour of men

Bonus gap

51.7%

51.7%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

32.9%

67.1%

Upper middle

43.8%

56.2%

Lower middle

60.6%

39.4%

Lower (lowest paid)

70.7%

29.3%

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

28.7%

28.7%in favour of men

Median pay gap

27.8%

27.8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

54.4%

54.4%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

29.7%

70.3%

Upper middle

40.3%

59.7%

Lower middle

60.1%

39.9%

Lower (lowest paid)

66.3%

33.7%

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

26.8%

26.8%in favour of men

Median pay gap

30.7%

30.7%in favour of men

Bonus gap

54.4%

54.4%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

29%

71%

Upper middle

40%

60%

Lower middle

58%

42%

Lower (lowest paid)

68%

32%

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

27.5%

27.5%in favour of men

Median pay gap

33.2%

33.2%in favour of men

Bonus gap

55.4%

55.4%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

26%

74%

Upper middle

44%

56%

Lower middle

58%

42%

Lower (lowest paid)

68%

32%

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

22.8%

22.8%in favour of men

Median pay gap

29.1%

29.1%in favour of men

Bonus gap

49%

49%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

30%

70%

Upper middle

39%

61%

Lower middle

51%

49%

Lower (lowest paid)

62%

38%

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

26.4%

26.4%in favour of men

Median pay gap

35.2%

35.2%in favour of men

Bonus gap

41.3%

41.3%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

27.5%

72.5%

Upper middle

35.1%

64.9%

Lower middle

47.4%

52.6%

Lower (lowest paid)

62.8%

37.2%

women men

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

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service