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Reporting year: 2024

Mean pay gap

6.1%

6.1%in favour of men

Median pay gap

1.1%

1.1%in favour of men

Bonus gap

2%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

72.7%

27.3%

Upper middle

77.3%

22.7%

Lower middle

79%

21%

Lower (lowest paid)

75.7%

24.3%

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

9.2%

9.2%in favour of men

Median pay gap

0%no gap

Bonus gap

11.8%

11.8%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

70%

30%

Upper middle

78.6%

21.4%

Lower middle

73.6%

26.4%

Lower (lowest paid)

77.6%

22.4%

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

8.9%

8.9%in favour of men

Median pay gap

-2.8%

2.8%in favour of women

Bonus gap

4.1%

4.1%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

68.6%

31.4%

Upper middle

80.7%

19.3%

Lower middle

70.2%

29.8%

Lower (lowest paid)

77.8%

22.2%

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

8%in favour of men

Median pay gap

0%no gap

Bonus gap

n/a

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

68.2%

31.8%

Upper middle

79.3%

20.7%

Lower middle

78%

22%

Lower (lowest paid)

70.7%

29.3%

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

9.7%

9.7%in favour of men

Median pay gap

3.6%

3.6%in favour of men

Bonus gap

15.9%

15.9%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

67.1%

32.9%

Upper middle

80.5%

19.5%

Lower middle

73.4%

26.6%

Lower (lowest paid)

74.7%

25.3%

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

7.5%

7.5%in favour of men

Median pay gap

1.7%

1.7%in favour of men

Bonus gap

33.8%

33.8%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

70.1%

29.9%

Upper middle

76.6%

23.4%

Lower middle

75.2%

24.8%

Lower (lowest paid)

75.9%

24.1%

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

8.4%

8.4%in favour of men

Median pay gap

0.4%

0.4%in favour of men

Bonus gap

-8.9%

8.9%in favour of women

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

69.4%

30.6%

Upper middle

77.7%

22.3%

Lower middle

65.6%

34.4%

Lower (lowest paid)

81.8%

18.2%

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

5.3%

5.3%in favour of men

Median pay gap

7.2%

7.2%in favour of men

Bonus gap

4%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

70.9%

29.1%

Upper middle

72.1%

27.9%

Lower middle

77.9%

22.1%

Lower (lowest paid)

75.6%

24.4%

women men

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

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service