ASHFORDS LLP

Company number OC342432 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 38.27% lower than men's (500 to 999 employees).

That puts it in the bottom 10% for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 5% of the 9,656 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

-20.0% to -17.5%: 122 employers -17.5% to -15.0%: 40 employers -15.0% to -12.5%: 53 employers -12.5% to -10.0%: 82 employers -10.0% to -7.5%: 95 employers -7.5% to -5.0%: 126 employers -5.0% to -2.5%: 250 employers -2.5% to 0.0%: 554 employers 0.0% to 2.5%: 1,894 employers 2.5% to 5.0%: 835 employers 5.0% to 7.5%: 698 employers 7.5% to 10.0%: 599 employers 10.0% to 12.5%: 579 employers 12.5% to 15.0%: 527 employers 15.0% to 17.5%: 487 employers 17.5% to 20.0%: 438 employers 20.0% to 22.5%: 389 employers 22.5% to 25.0%: 357 employers 25.0% to 27.5%: 302 employers 27.5% to 30.0%: 253 employers 30.0% to 32.5%: 197 employers 32.5% to 35.0%: 159 employers 35.0% to 37.5%: 131 employers 37.5% to 40.0%: 489 employers -20% -10% 0 +10% +20% +30% +40% ← women paid more men paid more → this company

All 9,656 reporting employers for 2025/26 by median gap. 0 is equal pay; bars right of it are employers where men's median pay is higher, bars left of it where women's is.

0 +20% +40% +60% +80% +100% 2017/18 2018/19 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 15.8% 2018/19: 39.4% 2020/21: 44% 2021/22: 40.1% 2022/23: 32.76% 2023/24: 38.19% 2024/25: 42.68% 2025/26: 38.27% Median gap 2017/18: 22.3% 2018/19: 25.3% 2020/21: 26% 2021/22: 28.9% 2022/23: 22.76% 2023/24: 21.57% 2024/25: 16.56% 2025/26: 19.12% Mean gap 2017/18: 22.4% 2018/19: 38% 2020/21: 99.5% 2021/22: 40.3% 2022/23: 18.07% 2023/24: 24.77% 2024/25: 21.86% 2025/26: 23.32% Median bonus gap

The gap has widened since the 15.8% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 38.27% 19.12% 23.32% 66.7% 85.5%
2024/25 42.68% 16.56% 21.86% 65.5% 80%
2023/24 38.19% 21.57% 24.77% 67% 83.2%
2022/23 32.76% 22.76% 18.07% 64% 80.2%
2021/22 40.1% 28.9% 40.3% 59% 84.2%
2020/21 44% 26% 99.5% 59.4% 80.2%
2018/19 39.4% 25.3% 38% 61.3% 79.5%
2017/18 15.8% 22.3% 22.4% 62% 72%

Reported by the employer under the gender pay gap regulations — full report on the official service. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.