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ELSEVIER LIMITED

Company number 01982084 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 32.1% lower than men's (1000 to 4999 employees).

That puts it in the bottom 10% for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 8% of the 9,642 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within computer programming, consultancy it is in the bottom 10% of 335 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% +70% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 40.4% 2018/19: 39.4% 2019/20: 37% 2020/21: 36.2% 2021/22: 36% 2022/23: 34.1% 2023/24: 33.6% 2024/25: 32.8% 2025/26: 32.1% Median gap 2017/18: 29.1% 2018/19: 27.5% 2019/20: 25.5% 2020/21: 24.7% 2021/22: 25.3% 2022/23: 24.4% 2023/24: 26.2% 2024/25: 25.1% 2025/26: 24.8% Mean gap 2017/18: 47.5% 2018/19: 29.3% 2019/20: 35% 2020/21: 27.5% 2021/22: 27.6% 2022/23: 33.4% 2023/24: 67.6% 2024/25: 25.5% 2025/26: 27.1% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 40.4% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 32.1% 24.8% 27.1% 25.6% 72.1%
2024/25 32.8% 25.1% 25.5% 24.9% 71.9%
2023/24 33.6% 26.2% 67.6% 24.8% 72.7%
2022/23 34.1% 24.4% 33.4% 23.2% 67.2%
2021/22 36% 25.3% 27.6% 21.2% 65.2%
2020/21 36.2% 24.7% 27.5% 20.4% 64.9%
2019/20 37% 25.5% 35% 23.2% 70.4%
2018/19 39.4% 27.5% 29.3% 23.1% 69.8%
2017/18 40.4% 29.1% 47.5% 25.6% 72.5%

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.