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Reporting year: 2024

Mean pay gap

9%in favour of men

Median pay gap

7.5%

7.5%in favour of men

Bonus gap

8.3%

8.3%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

35%

65%

Upper middle

42%

58%

Lower middle

50%

Lower (lowest paid)

55%

45%

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

8.3%

8.3%in favour of men

Median pay gap

5%in favour of men

Bonus gap

15%

15%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

40%

60%

Upper middle

42%

58%

Lower middle

48%

52%

Lower (lowest paid)

53%

47%

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

9.6%

9.6%in favour of men

Median pay gap

8.7%

8.7%in favour of men

Bonus gap

10.1%

10.1%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

38%

62%

Upper middle

43%

57%

Lower middle

49%

51%

Lower (lowest paid)

53%

47%

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

10.2%

10.2%in favour of men

Median pay gap

12.3%

12.3%in favour of men

Bonus gap

17.1%

17.1%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

36%

64%

Upper middle

43%

57%

Lower middle

51%

49%

Lower (lowest paid)

53%

47%

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

10.3%

10.3%in favour of men

Median pay gap

10.7%

10.7%in favour of men

Bonus gap

27.2%

27.2%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

35%

65%

Upper middle

42%

58%

Lower middle

48%

52%

Lower (lowest paid)

53%

47%

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

11.7%

11.7%in favour of men

Median pay gap

13.7%

13.7%in favour of men

Bonus gap

9.2%

9.2%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

31.5%

68.5%

Upper middle

40.2%

59.8%

Lower middle

47.2%

52.8%

Lower (lowest paid)

52.8%

47.2%

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

11.6%

11.6%in favour of men

Median pay gap

11.3%

11.3%in favour of men

Bonus gap

8.7%

8.7%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

31%

69%

Upper middle

39%

61%

Lower middle

46%

54%

Lower (lowest paid)

54%

46%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2018 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service