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FIRST BUS CENTRAL SERVICES LIMITED

Company number 06983718 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 27.6% lower than men's (500 to 999 employees).

That puts it in the bottom quarter for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 13% of the 9,642 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 233 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% 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2020/21: 33.4% 2021/22: 25.8% 2022/23: 34.1% 2023/24: 34.9% 2024/25: 28% 2025/26: 27.6% Median gap 2020/21: 31.2% 2021/22: 29.6% 2022/23: 42.6% 2023/24: 38% 2024/25: 28.7% 2025/26: 25.8% Mean gap 2020/21: 0% 2021/22: 38.8% 2022/23: 0% 2023/24: 49.8% 2024/25: 33.4% 2025/26: 30.7% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 33.4% reported for 2020/21.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 27.6% 25.8% 30.7% 29.6% 65%
2024/25 28% 28.7% 33.4% 29.7% 63.9%
2023/24 34.9% 38% 49.8% 24.8% 70%
2022/23 34.1% 42.6% 0% 22.2% 66.7%
2021/22 25.8% 29.6% 38.8% 23.5% 62.1%
2020/21 33.4% 31.2% 0% 33.8% 62.7%

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.