SDL LIMITED

Company number 02675207 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 34.85% lower than men's (500 to 999 employees).

That puts it in the bottom 10% for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 6% of the 9,656 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within computer programming, consultancy it is in the bottom 10% of 335 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% 2017/18 2018/19 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 28.5% 2018/19: 33.9% 2020/21: 32.3% 2021/22: 30.4% 2022/23: 30.08% 2023/24: 34.7% 2024/25: 29.87% 2025/26: 34.85% Median gap 2017/18: 36.8% 2018/19: 34.7% 2020/21: 29.3% 2021/22: 24.3% 2022/23: 26.92% 2023/24: 26.34% 2024/25: 23.45% 2025/26: 25.02% Mean gap 2017/18: 49.1% 2018/19: 36.2% 2020/21: 46.1% 2021/22: 38.4% 2022/23: 37.27% 2023/24: 47.9% 2024/25: 46.45% 2025/26: 19.62% Median bonus gap

The gap has widened since the 28.5% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 34.85% 25.02% 19.62% 32.31% 67.94%
2024/25 29.87% 23.45% 46.45% 32.06% 68.18%
2023/24 34.7% 26.34% 47.9% 30.3% 70.6%
2022/23 30.08% 26.92% 37.27% 29.2% 68.12%
2021/22 30.4% 24.3% 38.4% 36.4% 63.6%
2020/21 32.3% 29.3% 46.1% 33.3% 63.3%
2018/19 33.9% 34.7% 36.2% 28.6% 62%
2017/18 28.5% 36.8% 49.1% 27.1% 59.8%

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.