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EEF LIMITED

Company number 05950172 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 6.98% lower than men's (250 to 499 employees).

That puts it around the middle of the pack for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 56% of the 9,642 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

-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.

-20% -10% 0 +10% +20% +30% +40% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 18.4% 2018/19: 21.2% 2019/20: 16% 2020/21: 12% 2021/22: -7.2% 2022/23: -10% 2023/24: 18% 2024/25: 20% 2025/26: 6.98% Median gap 2017/18: 19.8% 2018/19: 20.5% 2019/20: 16% 2020/21: 14% 2021/22: -1.6% 2022/23: 12% 2023/24: 19.5% 2024/25: 32% 2025/26: 13.01% Mean gap 2017/18: 37% 2018/19: -19.8% 2019/20: -4% 2020/21: -7% 2021/22: 8.4% 2022/23: 21% 2023/24: 9% 2024/25: 0.31% 2025/26: 19.33% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 18.4% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 6.98% 13.01% 19.33% 47.31% 61.05%
2024/25 20% 32% 0.31% 38% 70%
2023/24 18% 19.5% 9% 43% 44%
2022/23 -10% 12% 21% 42% 63%
2021/22 -7.2% -1.6% 8.4% 42% 47%
2020/21 12% 14% -7% 43% 70%
2019/20 16% 16% -4% 41% 65%
2018/19 21.2% 20.5% -19.8% 40.9% 69.7%
2017/18 18.4% 19.8% 37% 41.2% 76.5%

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.