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SHOOSMITHS LLP

Company number OC374987 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 27.9% lower than men's (1000 to 4999 employees).

That puts it in the bottom quarter for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 12% 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.

-30% -20% -10% 0 +10% +20% +30% +40% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 13% 2018/19: 16.9% 2019/20: 26.5% 2020/21: 31.7% 2021/22: 28% 2022/23: 32.4% 2023/24: 34% 2024/25: 23.3% 2025/26: 27.9% Median gap 2017/18: 15.4% 2018/19: 17.6% 2019/20: 18.6% 2020/21: 22% 2021/22: 19.4% 2022/23: 19.9% 2023/24: 22.8% 2024/25: 23.4% 2025/26: 15.5% Mean gap 2017/18: 0% 2018/19: 0% 2019/20: 15.5% 2020/21: -29.7% 2021/22: -4% 2022/23: 10.93% 2023/24: 9.7% 2024/25: 16.6% 2025/26: 11.6% Median bonus gap

The gap has widened since the 13% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 27.9% 15.5% 11.6% 62.1% 72.2%
2024/25 23.3% 23.4% 16.6% 59.5% 74.2%
2023/24 34% 22.8% 9.7% 61.2% 74%
2022/23 32.4% 19.9% 10.93% 61.3% 75.4%
2021/22 28% 19.4% -4% 61% 74.3%
2020/21 31.7% 22% -29.7% 62.5% 77%
2019/20 26.5% 18.6% 15.5% 60% 71%
2018/19 16.9% 17.6% 0% 61% 71%
2017/18 13% 15.4% 0% 60% 69%

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.