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Reporting year: 2024

Mean pay gap

9.2%

9.2%in favour of men

Median pay gap

8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

78.4%

78.4%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

62.5%

37.5%

Upper middle

70.8%

29.2%

Lower middle

77.1%

22.9%

Lower (lowest paid)

66.7%

33.3%

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

12.8%

12.8%in favour of men

Median pay gap

12%

12%in favour of men

Bonus gap

52.6%

52.6%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

61.9%

38.1%

Upper middle

72.4%

27.6%

Lower middle

78.6%

21.4%

Lower (lowest paid)

68.4%

31.6%

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

12.4%

12.4%in favour of men

Median pay gap

13.7%

13.7%in favour of men

Bonus gap

29.4%

29.4%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

61.5%

38.5%

Upper middle

65.9%

34.1%

Lower middle

81.3%

18.7%

Lower (lowest paid)

62%

38%

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

17.4%

17.4%in favour of men

Median pay gap

22.3%

22.3%in favour of men

Bonus gap

69.7%

69.7%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

57%

43%

Upper middle

66.7%

33.3%

Lower middle

75.6%

24.4%

Lower (lowest paid)

71.3%

28.7%

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

16.5%

16.5%in favour of men

Median pay gap

15.2%

15.2%in favour of men

Bonus gap

53%

53%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

61.4%

38.6%

Upper middle

75.9%

24.1%

Lower middle

75.9%

24.1%

Lower (lowest paid)

73.8%

26.2%

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

17.7%

17.7%in favour of men

Median pay gap

6.8%

6.8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

n/a

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

56.8%

43.2%

Upper middle

77.8%

22.2%

Lower middle

74.1%

25.9%

Lower (lowest paid)

70.7%

29.3%

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

15.7%

15.7%in favour of men

Median pay gap

7.6%

7.6%in favour of men

Bonus gap

3%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

55.4%

44.6%

Upper middle

73%

27%

Lower middle

70.3%

29.7%

Lower (lowest paid)

73%

27%

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

14.9%

14.9%in favour of men

Median pay gap

10.8%

10.8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

16%

16%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

56.6%

43.4%

Upper middle

74.7%

25.3%

Lower middle

76.2%

23.8%

Lower (lowest paid)

67.8%

32.2%

women men

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

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service