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DIRECT RAIL SERVICES LIMITED

Company number 03020822 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 37% lower than men's (250 to 499 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.

Within land transport and transport via pipelines it is in the bottom 10% of 234 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.

-125% -100% -75% -50% -25% 0 +25% +50% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 40% 2018/19: 42% 2019/20: 40% 2020/21: 38% 2021/22: 39% 2022/23: 37% 2023/24: 40% 2024/25: 35% 2025/26: 37% Median gap 2017/18: 21% 2018/19: 20% 2019/20: 21% 2020/21: 20% 2021/22: 26% 2022/23: 23% 2023/24: 25% 2024/25: 25% 2025/26: 24% Mean gap 2017/18: 45% 2018/19: 40% 2019/20: 22% 2020/21: -115% 2021/22: 22% 2022/23: 16% 2023/24: 18% 2024/25: 0% 2025/26: 28% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 40% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 37% 24% 28% 11% 43%
2024/25 35% 25% 0% 7% 45%
2023/24 40% 25% 18% 9% 45%
2022/23 37% 23% 16% 11% 39%
2021/22 39% 26% 22% 9% 42%
2020/21 38% 20% -115% 11% 42%
2019/20 40% 21% 22% 7% 40%
2018/19 42% 20% 40% 8% 41%
2017/18 40% 21% 45% 6% 41%

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.