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Gender pay gap

In the 2026/27 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 11.9% lower than men's (5000 to 19,999 employees).

That puts it around the middle of the pack for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 43% of the 9,642 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within activities of head offices; management consultancies it is around the middle of the pack of 323 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 +5% +10% +15% +20% +25% +30% +35% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2017/18: 19.3% 2018/19: 19.6% 2019/20: 21% 2020/21: 18.4% 2021/22: 18.3% 2022/23: 18% 2023/24: 15.3% 2024/25: 12% 2025/26: 11.49% 2026/27: 11.9% Median gap 2017/18: 22% 2018/19: 21.5% 2019/20: 21.4% 2020/21: 17.1% 2021/22: 16.5% 2022/23: 13.2% 2023/24: 12.1% 2024/25: 10.5% 2025/26: 8.74% 2026/27: 10.1% Mean gap 2017/18: 9.1% 2018/19: 0.1% 2019/20: 13% 2020/21: 15.1% 2021/22: 14.5% 2022/23: 17.6% 2023/24: 14.7% 2024/25: 16.6% 2025/26: 32.5% 2026/27: 29.6% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 19.3% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2026/27 11.9% 10.1% 29.6% 22.8% 39.5%
2025/26 11.49% 8.74% 32.5% 23.2% 39%
2024/25 12% 10.5% 16.6% 21.7% 40.1%
2023/24 15.3% 12.1% 14.7% 20.9% 41.5%
2022/23 18% 13.2% 17.6% 18.2% 42.2%
2021/22 18.3% 16.5% 14.5% 15.8% 40.8%
2020/21 18.4% 17.1% 15.1% 14.3% 39.5%
2019/20 21% 21.4% 13% 17.2% 46.3%
2018/19 19.6% 21.5% 0.1% 17% 44.6%
2017/18 19.3% 22% 9.1% 16% 43.2%

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.