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VODAFONE LIMITED

Company number 01471587 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 10.9% 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 45% of the 9,656 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within repair and installation of machinery and equipment it is in the top quarter of 40 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.

0 +5% +10% +15% +20% +25% +30% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 18.3% 2018/19: 19.3% 2019/20: 19.2% 2020/21: 19.2% 2021/22: 16.1% 2022/23: 17.9% 2023/24: 15.1% 2024/25: 12.4% 2025/26: 10.9% Median gap 2017/18: 17.2% 2018/19: 15.3% 2019/20: 13.8% 2020/21: 12.8% 2021/22: 9.2% 2022/23: 10.4% 2023/24: 9.8% 2024/25: 9.6% 2025/26: 7.7% Mean gap 2017/18: 19.3% 2018/19: 2.3% 2019/20: 25.2% 2020/21: 17.9% 2021/22: 23.8% 2022/23: 11.7% 2023/24: 13.9% 2024/25: 15.8% 2025/26: 17% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 18.3% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 10.9% 7.7% 17% 32.8% 46.2%
2024/25 12.4% 9.6% 15.8% 31.1% 47%
2023/24 15.1% 9.8% 13.9% 30.9% 47.8%
2022/23 17.9% 10.4% 11.7% 27.9% 46.5%
2021/22 16.1% 9.2% 23.8% 27.7% 39.9%
2020/21 19.2% 12.8% 17.9% 25.4% 44%
2019/20 19.2% 13.8% 25.2% 25.3% 41.9%
2018/19 19.3% 15.3% 2.3% 24% 42.3%
2017/18 18.3% 17.2% 19.3% 22.9% 44.6%

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.