STORY CONTRACTING LIMITED

Company number 03709861 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 23.36% lower than men's (500 to 999 employees).

That puts it in the bottom quarter for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 18% of the 9,656 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within construction of buildings it is around the middle of the pack of 104 sector employers who reported.

-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.

-60% -40% -20% 0 +20% +40% +60% +80% 2017/18 2018/19 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 36% 2018/19: 31.5% 2020/21: 22.4% 2021/22: 34.3% 2022/23: 0.89% 2023/24: 25.9% 2024/25: 26.86% 2025/26: 23.36% Median gap 2017/18: 35% 2018/19: 25% 2020/21: 13.4% 2021/22: 22.1% 2022/23: 19% 2023/24: 20.8% 2024/25: 21.58% 2025/26: 18.23% Mean gap 2017/18: -57.5% 2018/19: 16.3% 2020/21: 33.5% 2021/22: 71.9% 2022/23: -13.89% 2023/24: -48.1% 2024/25: 43.59% 2025/26: 48.13% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 36% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 23.36% 18.23% 48.13% 11.63% 32.56%
2024/25 26.86% 21.58% 43.59% 9% 35%
2023/24 25.9% 20.8% -48.1% 8.7% 31.8%
2022/23 0.89% 19% -13.89% 10.67% 28.67%
2021/22 34.3% 22.1% 71.9% 6.8% 36.4%
2020/21 22.4% 13.4% 33.5% 10.9% 18.2%
2018/19 31.5% 25% 16.3% 8.2% 39.2%
2017/18 36% 35% -57.5% 2.8% 39.4%

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.