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READING SCIENTIFIC SERVICES LIMITED

Company number 00741326 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 1.63% lower than men's (250 to 499 employees).

That puts it in the top quarter for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 79% of the 9,656 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within scientific research and development it is in the top quarter of 71 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% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 17.6% 2018/19: 14.9% 2019/20: 15.5% 2020/21: 11.1% 2021/22: 6.3% 2022/23: 5.62% 2023/24: 3.74% 2024/25: 6.27% 2025/26: 1.63% Median gap 2017/18: 18.6% 2018/19: 14.2% 2019/20: 14.5% 2020/21: 13.7% 2021/22: 6.7% 2022/23: 7.81% 2023/24: 3.52% 2024/25: 3.89% 2025/26: 2.71% Mean gap 2017/18: 59.2% 2018/19: 54.2% 2019/20: 53.2% 2020/21: 49% 2021/22: 35.1% 2022/23: 36.72% 2023/24: 11.26% 2024/25: 7.33% 2025/26: 33.78% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 17.6% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 1.63% 2.71% 33.78% 48% 61%
2024/25 6.27% 3.89% 7.33% 52% 65%
2023/24 3.74% 3.52% 11.26% 45.65% 60.16%
2022/23 5.62% 7.81% 36.72% 56.84% 76.6%
2021/22 6.3% 6.7% 35.1% 54.4% 70.3%
2020/21 11.1% 13.7% 49% 55.4% 78.6%
2019/20 15.5% 14.5% 53.2% 48.8% 74.1%
2018/19 14.9% 14.2% 54.2% 58.3% 79.5%
2017/18 17.6% 18.6% 59.2% 56% 80.7%

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.