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Reporting year: 2024

Mean pay gap

18%

18%in favour of men

Median pay gap

22%

22%in favour of men

Bonus gap

n/a

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

49%

51%

Upper middle

72%

28%

Lower middle

72%

28%

Lower (lowest paid)

85%

15%

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%

19%in favour of men

Median pay gap

20%

20%in favour of men

Bonus gap

n/a

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

47%

53%

Upper middle

70%

30%

Lower middle

73%

27%

Lower (lowest paid)

84%

16%

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

18%

18%in favour of men

Median pay gap

20%

20%in favour of men

Bonus gap

0.7%

0.7%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

43%

57%

Upper middle

71%

29%

Lower middle

74%

26%

Lower (lowest paid)

80%

20%

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

21%

21%in favour of men

Median pay gap

24%

24%in favour of men

Bonus gap

n/a

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

42%

58%

Upper middle

67%

33%

Lower middle

81%

19%

Lower (lowest paid)

87%

13%

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

21%

21%in favour of men

Median pay gap

23%

23%in favour of men

Bonus gap

0%no gap

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

44%

56%

Upper middle

62%

38%

Lower middle

74%

26%

Lower (lowest paid)

85%

15%

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

21%

21%in favour of men

Median pay gap

21%

21%in favour of men

Bonus gap

-1.9%

1.9%in favour of women

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

47%

53%

Upper middle

64%

36%

Lower middle

73%

27%

Lower (lowest paid)

85%

15%

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

19%

19%in favour of men

Median pay gap

21%

21%in favour of men

Bonus gap

0%no gap

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

47%

53%

Upper middle

66%

34%

Lower middle

75%

25%

Lower (lowest paid)

78%

22%

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

17%

17%in favour of men

Median pay gap

21%

21%in favour of men

Bonus gap

0%no gap

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

53%

47%

Upper middle

75%

25%

Lower middle

81%

19%

Lower (lowest paid)

74%

26%

women men

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

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service