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DARCHEM ENGINEERING LIMITED

Company number SC144767 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 28.3% lower than men's (500 to 999 employees).

That puts it in the bottom quarter for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 12% of the 9,656 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment it is in the bottom 10% of 102 sector employers who reported.

-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.

-75% -50% -25% 0 +25% +50% +75% +100% 2017/18 2018/19 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 14.5% 2018/19: 11.6% 2020/21: 4.2% 2021/22: 13.8% 2022/23: 18.4% 2023/24: 21.86% 2024/25: 16.2% 2025/26: 28.3% Median gap 2017/18: 9.8% 2018/19: 9.4% 2020/21: 7.1% 2021/22: 13.9% 2022/23: 15.9% 2023/24: 15.17% 2024/25: 20.1% 2025/26: 21.7% Mean gap 2017/18: -11% 2018/19: 0% 2020/21: 0% 2021/22: 96.4% 2022/23: -65.4% 2023/24: 73.64% 2024/25: 0% 2025/26: 0% Median bonus gap

The gap has widened since the 14.5% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 28.3% 21.7% 0% 3% 25%
2024/25 16.2% 20.1% 0% 4% 18.4%
2023/24 21.86% 15.17% 73.64% 4% 18%
2022/23 18.4% 15.9% -65.4% 4% 18%
2021/22 13.8% 13.9% 96.4% 5.2% 18.2%
2020/21 4.2% 7.1% 0% 7.2% 12%
2018/19 11.6% 9.4% 0% 6.8% 19.3%
2017/18 14.5% 9.8% -11% 7.5% 21.4%

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.