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IRWIN MITCHELL LLP

Company number OC343897 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 21.72% lower than men's (1000 to 4999 employees).

That puts it in the bottom quarter for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 21% 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.

0 +5% +10% +15% +20% +25% +30% +35% +40% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 15.9% 2018/19: 12% 2019/20: 17.9% 2020/21: 17.6% 2021/22: 20.5% 2022/23: 14.3% 2023/24: 22.2% 2024/25: 24.28% 2025/26: 21.72% Median gap 2017/18: 12.8% 2018/19: 12.8% 2019/20: 10.3% 2020/21: 10.5% 2021/22: 11% 2022/23: 9.7% 2023/24: 12.38% 2024/25: 14.32% 2025/26: 13.11% Mean gap 2017/18: 20% 2018/19: 38.3% 2019/20: 32.1% 2020/21: 21.4% 2021/22: 27.6% 2022/23: 17.4% 2023/24: 18.9% 2024/25: 15.6% 2025/26: 24% Median bonus gap

The gap has widened since the 15.9% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 21.72% 13.11% 24% 69.5% 80.6%
2024/25 24.28% 14.32% 15.6% 67.4% 80.5%
2023/24 22.2% 12.38% 18.9% 68.4% 79.4%
2022/23 14.3% 9.7% 17.4% 68.2% 78.1%
2021/22 20.5% 11% 27.6% 76.4% 67.2%
2020/21 17.6% 10.5% 21.4% 75.2% 67.2%
2019/20 17.9% 10.3% 32.1% 67% 74.4%
2018/19 12% 12.8% 38.3% 66.6% 74.5%
2017/18 15.9% 12.8% 20% 63.8% 75.6%

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.