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SHELL U.K. LIMITED

Company number 00140141 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 9.4% lower than men's (1000 to 4999 employees).

That puts it around the middle of the pack for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 49% of the 9,656 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%: 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.

-15% -10% -5% 0 +5% +10% +15% +20% +25% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 22.7% 2018/19: 20.6% 2019/20: 18.7% 2020/21: 16.7% 2021/22: 17.1% 2022/23: 14.3% 2023/24: 13.4% 2024/25: 10.3% 2025/26: 9.4% Median gap 2017/18: 19.2% 2018/19: 14.4% 2019/20: 9.1% 2020/21: 12.3% 2021/22: 13.1% 2022/23: 12.4% 2023/24: 11.8% 2024/25: 11.6% 2025/26: 10.7% Mean gap 2017/18: 12.1% 2018/19: 8.5% 2019/20: 8.8% 2020/21: 3.9% 2021/22: 9.7% 2022/23: -1.2% 2023/24: 0% 2024/25: -3.2% 2025/26: -13.5% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 22.7% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 9.4% 10.7% -13.5% 17% 31.5%
2024/25 10.3% 11.6% -3.2% 14.1% 32%
2023/24 13.4% 11.8% 0% 13.7% 33.8%
2022/23 14.3% 12.4% -1.2% 16.1% 32.5%
2021/22 17.1% 13.1% 9.7% 15.5% 34.4%
2020/21 16.7% 12.3% 3.9% 14.7% 34.8%
2019/20 18.7% 9.1% 8.8% 15.1% 31.9%
2018/19 20.6% 14.4% 8.5% 14.9% 35.9%
2017/18 22.7% 19.2% 12.1% 11.8% 38.9%

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.