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DRAX ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Company number 05893966 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 24.99% lower than men's (250 to 499 employees).

That puts it in the bottom quarter for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 16% of the 9,656 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it is in the bottom quarter of 70 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.

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: 30.4% 2018/19: 25.5% 2019/20: 28.8% 2020/21: 18.4% 2021/22: 20.4% 2022/23: 27.07% 2023/24: 23.01% 2024/25: 24.67% 2025/26: 24.99% Median gap 2017/18: 27.4% 2018/19: 23.5% 2019/20: 23.8% 2020/21: 21.6% 2021/22: 22.7% 2022/23: 20.34% 2023/24: 22.15% 2024/25: 17.7% 2025/26: 19.12% Mean gap 2017/18: 30.1% 2018/19: 19.6% 2019/20: 66% 2020/21: 42% 2021/22: 68.3% 2022/23: 47.7% 2023/24: 48.3% 2024/25: 44.42% 2025/26: 47.85% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 30.4% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 24.99% 19.12% 47.85% 32.04% 64.37%
2024/25 24.67% 17.7% 44.42% 32.29% 59.04%
2023/24 23.01% 22.15% 48.3% 27.84% 60.76%
2022/23 27.07% 20.34% 47.7% 28.89% 52%
2021/22 20.4% 22.7% 68.3% 31% 57%
2020/21 18.4% 21.6% 42% 30.7% 57.1%
2019/20 28.8% 23.8% 66% 31.7% 59.1%
2018/19 25.5% 23.5% 19.6% 30.4% 57.6%
2017/18 30.4% 27.4% 30.1% 30% 73%

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.