OPTICAL EXPRESS LIMITED

Company number SC161469 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 0.0015% lower than men's (1000 to 4999 employees).

That puts it in the top 10% for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 90% of the 9,642 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within human health activities it is in the top quarter of 357 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 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 11.4% 2018/19: 19.9% 2020/21: 50% 2021/22: 26.7% 2022/23: 22.84% 2023/24: 11.76% 2024/25: 15.68% 2025/26: 0.0015% Median gap 2017/18: 28.3% 2018/19: 30.7% 2020/21: 32.3% 2021/22: 41.8% 2022/23: 39.62% 2023/24: 35.9% 2024/25: 40.66% 2025/26: 31.27% Mean gap 2017/18: 51.1% 2018/19: 42.3% 2020/21: 50% 2021/22: 62.6% 2022/23: 50.54% 2023/24: 34.64% 2024/25: 49.06% 2025/26: 41.53% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 11.4% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 0.0015% 31.27% 41.53% 51.74% 67.69%
2024/25 15.68% 40.66% 49.06% 46.11% 73.18%
2023/24 11.76% 35.9% 34.64% 49.09% 68.95%
2022/23 22.84% 39.62% 50.54% 50.83% 74.38%
2021/22 26.7% 41.8% 62.6% 50.8% 78.3%
2020/21 50% 32.3% 50% 33.3% 62.5%
2018/19 19.9% 30.7% 42.3% 56.6% 74.7%
2017/18 11.4% 28.3% 51.1% 56.8% 72.1%

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.