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BARNARDO'S

Company number 00061625 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 1.7% lower than men's (5000 to 19,999 employees).

That puts it in the top quarter for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 79% of the 9,642 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within social work activities without accommodation it is around the middle of the pack of 113 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.

0 +2.5% +5% +7.5% +10% +12.5% +15% +17.5% +20% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 8.8% 2018/19: 9.5% 2019/20: 2.3% 2020/21: 9.7% 2021/22: 12.9% 2022/23: 5.69% 2023/24: 7.7% 2024/25: 5.09% 2025/26: 1.7% Median gap 2017/18: 14.1% 2018/19: 13.6% 2019/20: 11.6% 2020/21: 13.8% 2021/22: 18.7% 2022/23: 12.29% 2023/24: 12.9% 2024/25: 12.05% 2025/26: 9.4% Mean gap 2017/18: 7.8% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 8.8% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 1.7% 9.4% — 78.4% 79.7%
2024/25 5.09% 12.05% — 77.3% 82.2%
2023/24 7.7% 12.9% — 82.4% 77.1%
2022/23 5.69% 12.29% — 82.83% 78.99%
2021/22 12.9% 18.7% — 78.6% 90.3%
2020/21 9.7% 13.8% — 78% 82.8%
2019/20 2.3% 11.6% — 80.6% 83.7%
2018/19 9.5% 13.6% — 77.1% 80%
2017/18 8.8% 14.1% 7.8% 77.1% 81.5%

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.