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COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Company number 02452736 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 23.9% lower than men's (500 to 999 employees).

That puts it in the bottom quarter for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 18% of the 9,642 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within telecommunications it is in the bottom quarter of 71 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 +10% +20% +30% +40% +50% +60% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 26% 2018/19: 25.4% 2019/20: 24.4% 2020/21: 23.9% 2021/22: 22.9% 2022/23: 19% 2023/24: 19% 2024/25: 24.7% 2025/26: 23.9% Median gap 2017/18: 23% 2018/19: 23% 2019/20: 26.1% 2020/21: 19.4% 2021/22: 13.1% 2022/23: 9% 2023/24: 8% 2024/25: 17% 2025/26: 17.6% Mean gap 2017/18: 51% 2018/19: 42.1% 2019/20: 39% 2020/21: 48% 2021/22: 42% 2022/23: 38% 2023/24: 39% 2024/25: 30.1% 2025/26: 36.15% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 26% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 23.9% 17.6% 36.15% 21% 42%
2024/25 24.7% 17% 30.1% 21% 43%
2023/24 19% 8% 39% 25% 40%
2022/23 19% 9% 38% 24% 41%
2021/22 22.9% 13.1% 42% 19% 45.1%
2020/21 23.9% 19.4% 48% 15.7% 40.3%
2019/20 24.4% 26.1% 39% 12% 34.4%
2018/19 25.4% 23% 42.1% 14.1% 35.7%
2017/18 26% 23% 51% 15.8% 38.8%

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.