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SOTHEBY'S

Company number 00874867 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 26.32% lower than men's (250 to 499 employees).

That puts it in the bottom quarter for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 14% of the 9,642 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within other personal service activities it is in the bottom quarter of 150 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 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 22.2% 2018/19: 26.9% 2020/21: 24.9% 2021/22: 30.7% 2022/23: 26.92% 2023/24: 27.27% 2024/25: 21.15% 2025/26: 26.32% Median gap 2017/18: 34.2% 2018/19: 33% 2020/21: 24.5% 2021/22: 32.1% 2022/23: 30.82% 2023/24: 26.98% 2024/25: 29% 2025/26: 27.46% Mean gap 2017/18: 16.7% 2018/19: 25% 2020/21: 20.3% 2021/22: 51.7% 2022/23: 44.4% 2023/24: 55.56% 2024/25: 44.7% 2025/26: 13.62% Median bonus gap

The gap has widened since the 22.2% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 26.32% 27.46% 13.62% 45.45% 67.42%
2024/25 21.15% 29% 44.7% 46.15% 60%
2023/24 27.27% 26.98% 55.56% 45.3% 61.9%
2022/23 26.92% 30.82% 44.4% 44% 65%
2021/22 30.7% 32.1% 51.7% 46.4% 72.8%
2020/21 24.9% 24.5% 20.3% 49.6% 68.6%
2018/19 26.9% 33% 25% 46% 77%
2017/18 22.2% 34.2% 16.7% 47.6% 76.8%

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.