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AWE PLC

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 15.2% lower than men's (5000 to 19,999 employees).

That puts it around the middle of the pack for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 34% of the 9,642 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within other manufacturing it is in the bottom quarter of 115 sector employers who reported.

-20.0% to -17.5%: 122 employers -17.5% to -15.0%: 40 employers -15.0% to -12.5%: 52 employers -12.5% to -10.0%: 82 employers -10.0% to -7.5%: 95 employers -7.5% to -5.0%: 125 employers -5.0% to -2.5%: 250 employers -2.5% to 0.0%: 553 employers 0.0% to 2.5%: 1,886 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%: 578 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%: 388 employers 22.5% to 25.0%: 356 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 9,642 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.

-80% -60% -40% -20% 0 +20% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 16.7% 2018/19: 15% 2019/20: 18.6% 2020/21: 17.5% 2021/22: 17.9% 2022/23: 18.6% 2023/24: 16.7% 2024/25: 16.5% 2025/26: 15.2% Median gap 2017/18: 12.9% 2018/19: 10.8% 2019/20: 13.7% 2020/21: 13% 2021/22: 13.1% 2022/23: 13% 2023/24: 12.6% 2024/25: 12.1% 2025/26: 11.6% Mean gap 2017/18: -20% 2018/19: -61.9% 2019/20: -20.9% 2020/21: 12.3% 2021/22: -15.4% 2022/23: 16.7% 2023/24: 0% 2024/25: 18.6% 2025/26: 17.02% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 16.7% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 15.2% 11.6% 17.02% 18.8% 37.2%
2024/25 16.5% 12.1% 18.6% 17.6% 37.9%
2023/24 16.7% 12.6% 0% 15.9% 37.1%
2022/23 18.6% 13% 16.7% 15.4% 36.8%
2021/22 17.9% 13.1% -15.4% 15.9% 36.4%
2020/21 17.5% 13% 12.3% 15.1% 35.9%
2019/20 18.6% 13.7% -20.9% 15.1% 36.1%
2018/19 15% 10.8% -61.9% 19.1% 30%
2017/18 16.7% 12.9% -20% 13.2% 31.6%

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.