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SOFTCAT PLC

Company number 02174990 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 23% lower than men's (1000 to 4999 employees).

That puts it in the bottom quarter for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 19% of the 9,642 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within computer programming, consultancy it is in the bottom quarter 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%: 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% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 19% 2018/19: 25% 2019/20: 23% 2020/21: 30% 2021/22: 27% 2022/23: 27% 2023/24: 22% 2024/25: 23% 2025/26: 23% Median gap 2017/18: 34% 2018/19: 31% 2019/20: 34% 2020/21: 40% 2021/22: 40% 2022/23: 33% 2023/24: 38% 2024/25: 32% 2025/26: 38% Mean gap 2017/18: 48% 2018/19: 55% 2019/20: 45% 2020/21: 58% 2021/22: 59% 2022/23: 49% 2023/24: 50% 2024/25: 52% 2025/26: 50% Median bonus gap

The gap has widened since the 19% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 23% 38% 50% 18% 40%
2024/25 23% 32% 52% 18% 39%
2023/24 22% 38% 50% 17% 39%
2022/23 27% 33% 49% 17% 38%
2021/22 27% 40% 59% 13% 36%
2020/21 30% 40% 58% 13% 35%
2019/20 23% 34% 45% 12% 28%
2018/19 25% 31% 55% 13% 34%
2017/18 19% 34% 48% 11% 38%

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.