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Reporting year: 2024

Mean pay gap

6.2%

6.2%in favour of men

Median pay gap

8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

-3.2%

3.2%in favour of women

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

52.2%

47.8%

Upper middle

54.4%

45.6%

Lower middle

60.8%

39.2%

Lower (lowest paid)

59.5%

40.5%

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

8.7%

8.7%in favour of men

Median pay gap

11.1%

11.1%in favour of men

Bonus gap

-2.5%

2.5%in favour of women

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

49.9%

50.1%

Upper middle

54.6%

45.4%

Lower middle

62.1%

37.9%

Lower (lowest paid)

64.1%

35.9%

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

9%in favour of men

Median pay gap

16.1%

16.1%in favour of men

Bonus gap

-0.8%

0.8%in favour of women

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

50.5%

49.5%

Upper middle

51.6%

48.4%

Lower middle

64%

36%

Lower (lowest paid)

63%

37%

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

9.4%

9.4%in favour of men

Median pay gap

14.7%

14.7%in favour of men

Bonus gap

7.7%

7.7%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

49.6%

50.4%

Upper middle

51.9%

48.1%

Lower middle

64.4%

35.6%

Lower (lowest paid)

60.9%

39.1%

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

10.5%

10.5%in favour of men

Median pay gap

15.7%

15.7%in favour of men

Bonus gap

-8.3%

8.3%in favour of women

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

46.7%

53.3%

Upper middle

51.7%

48.3%

Lower middle

64.1%

35.9%

Lower (lowest paid)

59.6%

40.4%

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

9.9%

9.9%in favour of men

Median pay gap

14.9%

14.9%in favour of men

Bonus gap

3.4%

3.4%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

46.3%

53.7%

Upper middle

50.4%

49.6%

Lower middle

59.1%

40.9%

Lower (lowest paid)

62.6%

37.4%

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

9.3%

9.3%in favour of men

Median pay gap

16.2%

16.2%in favour of men

Bonus gap

-3.9%

3.9%in favour of women

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

46.5%

53.5%

Upper middle

50.4%

49.6%

Lower middle

59.4%

40.6%

Lower (lowest paid)

61.2%

38.8%

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

9.4%

9.4%in favour of men

Median pay gap

9.2%

9.2%in favour of men

Bonus gap

2%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

47.8%

52.2%

Upper middle

55.6%

44.4%

Lower middle

62%

38%

Lower (lowest paid)

60.1%

39.9%

women men

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

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service