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Reporting year: 2024

Mean pay gap

16%

16%in favour of men

Median pay gap

10.5%

10.5%in favour of men

Bonus gap

14.3%

14.3%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

46.1%

53.9%

Upper middle

63.6%

36.4%

Lower middle

68.8%

31.2%

Lower (lowest paid)

76.5%

23.5%

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

15.5%

15.5%in favour of men

Median pay gap

9%in favour of men

Bonus gap

3.2%

3.2%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

47%

53%

Upper middle

60.7%

39.3%

Lower middle

66.5%

33.5%

Lower (lowest paid)

77.3%

22.7%

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

14.3%

14.3%in favour of men

Median pay gap

7%in favour of men

Bonus gap

14.2%

14.2%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

46.7%

53.3%

Upper middle

60.8%

39.2%

Lower middle

67.2%

32.8%

Lower (lowest paid)

75.4%

24.6%

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

6.7%

6.7%in favour of men

Median pay gap

11.8%

11.8%in favour of men

Bonus gap

47.6%

47.6%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

35.2%

64.8%

Upper middle

35.8%

64.2%

Lower middle

43.8%

56.2%

Lower (lowest paid)

52.4%

47.6%

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

13.3%

13.3%in favour of men

Median pay gap

7.3%

7.3%in favour of men

Bonus gap

43.4%

43.4%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

45.3%

54.7%

Upper middle

61.5%

38.5%

Lower middle

63.7%

36.3%

Lower (lowest paid)

74.5%

25.5%

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: 2018

Mean pay gap

11.7%

11.7%in favour of men

Median pay gap

4.7%

4.7%in favour of men

Bonus gap

7.1%

7.1%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

45.1%

54.9%

Upper middle

60.3%

39.7%

Lower middle

62.4%

37.6%

Lower (lowest paid)

67.6%

32.4%

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

13.9%

13.9%in favour of men

Median pay gap

4.5%

4.5%in favour of men

Bonus gap

91.6%

91.6%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

46.8%

53.2%

Upper middle

58.9%

41.1%

Lower middle

65.9%

34.1%

Lower (lowest paid)

66.3%

33.7%

women men

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

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service