Trades Union Congress

United Kingdom · <250 · www.tuc.org.uk/tucs-ethnicity-and-gender-pay-gap-2023

Reporting year: 2024

Mean pay gap

0.3%

0.3%in favour of men

Median pay gap

9.8%

9.8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

n/a

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

57%

43%

Upper middle

53%

47%

Lower middle

64%

36%

Lower (lowest paid)

56%

44%

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

4.7%

4.7%in favour of men

Median pay gap

10.2%

10.2%in favour of men

Bonus gap

n/a

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

51%

49%

Upper middle

56%

44%

Lower middle

62%

38%

Lower (lowest paid)

61%

39%

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

1.7%

1.7%in favour of men

Median pay gap

7.4%

7.4%in favour of men

Bonus gap

n/a

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

46.5%

53.5%

Upper middle

61.4%

38.6%

Lower middle

62.8%

37.2%

Lower (lowest paid)

51.2%

48.8%

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

0.1%

0.1%in favour of men

Median pay gap

9.6%

9.6%in favour of men

Bonus gap

n/a

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

45%

55%

Upper middle

58%

42%

Lower middle

64%

36%

Lower (lowest paid)

42%

58%

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

0.1%

0.1%in favour of men

Median pay gap

9.6%

9.6%in favour of men

Bonus gap

n/a

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

45%

55%

Upper middle

58%

42%

Lower middle

64%

36%

Lower (lowest paid)

42%

58%

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

1.7%

1.7%in favour of men

Median pay gap

0%no gap

Bonus gap

n/a

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

44%

56%

Upper middle

57%

43%

Lower middle

59%

41%

Lower (lowest paid)

47%

53%

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

2.3%

2.3%in favour of men

Median pay gap

5.9%

5.9%in favour of men

Bonus gap

0%no gap

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

43%

57%

Upper middle

53%

47%

Lower middle

57%

43%

Lower (lowest paid)

52%

48%

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

2.2%

2.2%in favour of men

Median pay gap

0%no gap

Bonus gap

0%no gap

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

42.6%

57.4%

Upper middle

56.3%

43.7%

Lower middle

55.3%

44.7%

Lower (lowest paid)

47.9%

52.1%

women men

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

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service