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IKEA LIMITED

Company number 01986283 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 1.4% lower than men's (5000 to 19,999 employees).

That puts it in the top quarter for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 81% of the 9,642 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles it is around the middle of the pack of 361 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 +5% +10% +15% +20% +25% 2017/18 2018/19 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 6.1% 2018/19: 7.1% 2020/21: 7% 2021/22: 8.3% 2022/23: 4.5% 2023/24: 5.9% 2024/25: 3.5% 2025/26: 1.4% Median gap 2017/18: 6.9% 2018/19: 5.9% 2020/21: 6.3% 2021/22: 7.8% 2022/23: 6.7% 2023/24: 6.5% 2024/25: 5.6% 2025/26: 2.2% Mean gap 2017/18: 16.4% 2018/19: 22.9% 2022/23: 9.6% 2023/24: 17.5% 2024/25: 18.6% 2025/26: 2.8% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 6.1% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 1.4% 2.2% 2.8% 48.7% 51.6%
2024/25 3.5% 5.6% 18.6% 44.1% 58.6%
2023/24 5.9% 6.5% 17.5% 43% 57%
2022/23 4.5% 6.7% 9.6% 50.2% 55.2%
2021/22 8.3% 7.8% — 41.8% 60.2%
2020/21 7% 6.3% — 38.5% 58%
2018/19 7.1% 5.9% 22.9% 43.8% 58.6%
2017/18 6.1% 6.9% 16.4% 44.9% 57.1%

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.