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STROKE ASSOCIATION

Company number 00061274 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 20.77% lower than men's (500 to 999 employees).

That puts it in the bottom quarter for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 23% of the 9,642 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within human health activities it is in the bottom quarter of 357 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% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 13.2% 2018/19: 14.2% 2019/20: 13.4% 2020/21: 13.7% 2021/22: 13.9% 2022/23: 21% 2023/24: 21.9% 2024/25: 22.86% 2025/26: 20.77% Median gap 2017/18: 17.3% 2018/19: 16% 2019/20: 16.2% 2020/21: 16.5% 2021/22: 16.9% 2022/23: 16.7% 2023/24: 17.5% 2024/25: 17.61% 2025/26: 15.58% Mean gap 2017/18: 0% 2023/24: 0% Median bonus gap

The gap has widened since the 13.2% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 20.77% 15.58% — 72.6% 92.9%
2024/25 22.86% 17.61% — 70.53% 91.1%
2023/24 21.9% 17.5% 0% 69.6% 90.3%
2022/23 21% 16.7% — 71.4% 91.1%
2021/22 13.9% 16.9% — 67.4% 89.3%
2020/21 13.7% 16.5% — 68.2% 88%
2019/20 13.4% 16.2% — 71.6% 91.2%
2018/19 14.2% 16% — 69.5% 89.8%
2017/18 13.2% 17.3% 0% 70.2% 91.6%

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.