The gender pay gap league, 2025/26

These are the employers' own figures, reported under the gender pay gap regulations (250+ employees must report). The gap compares MEDIAN hourly pay of men and women across the whole workforce — it is not a like-for-like pay comparison for the same job.

A positive gap means women's median pay is lower; a negative gap means men's is. "Closest to parity" ranks by distance from zero in either direction. National and sector medians are on the pay gap statistics page. 8 reports claiming a gap of exactly ±100% — which would mean a median hourly rate of zero — are excluded as implausible.

By sector

Median employer gap per sector, sectors with 30+ reporters.

• Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
  median 10.4% 528 employers
• Food and beverage services
  median 0.0% 369 employers
• Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
  median 2.4% 363 employers
• Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
  median 4.0% 361 employers
• Human health activities
  median 0.3% 359 employers
• Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
  median 18.7% 345 employers
• Computer programming, consultancy
  median 14.9% 335 employers
• Activities of head offices; management consultancies
  median 11.4% 322 employers
• Employment services
  median 2.5% 291 employers
• Residential care activities
  median 0.0% 274 employers
• Manufacture of food products
  median 3.8% 266 employers
• Land transport and transport via pipelines
  median 4.1% 234 employers
• Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
  median 15.0% 220 employers
• Accommodation
  median 1.5% 178 employers
• Services to buildings and landscape activities
  median 1.0% 176 employers
• Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
  median 1.8% 153 employers
• Other personal service activities
  median 6.1% 150 employers
• Other professional, scientific and technical services
  median 10.2% 145 employers
• Specialised construction activities
  median 20.9% 134 employers
• Other manufacturing
  median 8.0% 115 employers
• Social work activities without accommodation
  median 0.6% 113 employers
• Construction of buildings
  median 22.6% 104 employers
• Warehousing and support activities for transportation
  median 5.0% 103 employers
• Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
  median 7.5% 102 employers
• Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
  median 11.0% 101 employers
• Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
  median 18.1% 88 employers
• Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
  median 4.4% 86 employers
• Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance
  median 22.6% 85 employers
• Publishing activities
  median 14.2% 85 employers
• Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
  median 6.4% 78 employers
• Civil engineering
  median 21.1% 76 employers
• Scientific research and development
  median 8.3% 71 employers
• Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
  median 13.1% 71 employers
• Telecommunications
  median 12.6% 71 employers
• Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
  median 12.9% 70 employers
• Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
  median 4.9% 68 employers
• Information services
  median 13.9% 62 employers
• Advertising and market research
  median 10.4% 60 employers
• Manufacture of electrical equipment
  median 14.1% 60 employers
• Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security
  median 23.3% 58 employers
• Manufacture of beverages
  median 3.0% 57 employers
• Security and investigation activities
  median 0.0% 55 employers
• Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
  median 3.2% 54 employers
• Rental and leasing
  median 4.0% 52 employers
• Crop and animal production, hunting and related services
  median 3.0% 52 employers
• Legal and accounting
  median 19.2% 51 employers
• Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing
  median 7.9% 48 employers
• Manufacture of other transport equipment
  median 6.8% 46 employers
• Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery
  median 3.4% 41 employers
• Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
  median 18.8% 40 employers
• Creative, arts and entertainment activities
  median 2.4% 40 employers
• Manufacture of paper and paper products
  median 5.9% 39 employers
• Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation services
  median 16.0% 35 employers
• Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
  median 11.1% 34 employers
• Air transport
  median 20.9% 33 employers
• Manufacture of basic metals
  median 5.9% 32 employers

Closest to parity top 50

• 1. 23.5 DEGREES LIMITED
  parity 1000 to 4999 employees
• 2. 24 X 7 LTD.
  parity 5000 to 19,999 employees
• 3. 2GETHER SUPPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  parity 1000 to 4999 employees
• 4. 3 WAY CLEANING LIMITED
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 5. 9999 DW ESTATES LIMITED
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 6. AAH PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
  parity 1000 to 4999 employees
• 7. ABERDEEN ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL SERVICE
  parity 500 to 999 employees
• 8. ABM FACILITY SERVICES UK LIMITED
  parity 5000 to 19,999 employees
• 9. ACCELERATED EDUCATION TUITION LIMITED
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 10. ACCELERATE FACILITIES LTD
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 11. ACTIVE STIRLING LIMITED
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 12. ADAPT BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
  parity 500 to 999 employees
• 13. ADELPHI GROUP LIMITED
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 14. ADFERIAD RECOVERY LIMITED
  parity 500 to 999 employees
• 15. ADMIRAL LAW LIMITED
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 16. ADRA (TAI) CYFYNGEDIG
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 17. ADVANTAGE HEALTHCARE LIMITED
  parity 500 to 999 employees
• 18. ADVANTIS CREDIT LIMITED
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 19. ADVENTURE FOREST LIMITED
  parity 500 to 999 employees
• 20. AFFINITY SUPPORTING PEOPLE (SOUTH) LIMITED
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 21. AFH STORES UK LIMITED
  parity 1000 to 4999 employees
• 22. AGE UK LINCOLNSHIRE
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 23. AGINCARE UK LIMITED
  parity 1000 to 4999 employees
• 24. AGS SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 25. AIMIA FOODS LIMITED
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 26. AKM NORTH LTD
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 27. AKM SOUTH LTD
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 28. ALABARE
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 29. ALDERFORCE LIMITED
  parity 500 to 999 employees
• 30. ALDERFORCE SC LIMITED
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 31. ALLIANCE AUTOMOTIVE UK CV LIMITED
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 32. ALLIANCE AUTOMOTIVE UK LV LIMITED
  parity 1000 to 4999 employees
• 33. ALLIANCE PROPERTY HOLDINGS LIMITED
  parity 5000 to 19,999 employees
• 34. ALL SQUARE LIMITED
  parity 1000 to 4999 employees
• 35. ALS LABORATORIES (UK) LIMITED
  parity 1000 to 4999 employees
• 36. ALTEA 4 RESTAURANTS LTD
  parity 500 to 999 employees
• 37. ALTERNATIVE FUTURES GROUP LIMITED
  parity 1000 to 4999 employees
• 38. ALTOGETHER CARE LLP
  parity 500 to 999 employees
• 39. ALZHEIMER SCOTLAND - ACTION ON DEMENTIA
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 40. AM 2 PM RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS (BIRMINGHAM) LIMITED
  parity 500 to 999 employees
• 41. AMANO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 42. AMBULNZ COMMUNITY PARTNERS LTD.
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 43. AMICA CARE TRUST
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 44. AMICURA LIMITED
  parity 500 to 999 employees
• 45. AMORIA BOND LIMITED
  parity Less than 250 employees
• 46. ANGLIAN COUNTRY INNS LIMITED
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 47. ANKH CONCEPTS HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  parity 500 to 999 employees
• 48. AOJ RESTAURANTS LTD
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 49. APOLLO CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED
  parity 250 to 499 employees
• 50. ARAMARK DEFENCE SERVICES LIMITED
  parity 5000 to 19,999 employees

Largest gaps — women paid less top 50

• 1. WHITTARD TRADING LIMITED
  women paid 91.3% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 2. BIG EDUCATION TRUST
  women paid 87.4% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 3. STAR BRANDS MANUFACTURING LTD
  women paid 85.51% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 4. JAMES MONTGOMERY ACADEMY TRUST
  women paid 83% less than men 500 to 999 employees
• 5. SIBELCO UK LIMITED
  women paid 81% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 6. MULHOLLAND CONTRACTS LIMITED
  women paid 79.86% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 7. LANCER SCOTT LIMITED
  women paid 77.63% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 8. THE PRACTICE SURGERIES LIMITED
  women paid 74.49% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 9. NORTHUMBRIA PRIMARY CARE LIMITED
  women paid 73.8% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 10. SWIFT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  women paid 70.2% less than men 1000 to 4999 employees
• 11. BIOMET UK LIMITED
  women paid 66.67% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 12. SEYMOUR HOUSE LTD.
  women paid 63.8% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 13. FORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
  women paid 63.5% less than men 500 to 999 employees
• 14. INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
  women paid 63.2% less than men 500 to 999 employees
• 15. CONSORTIUM TRUST
  women paid 63% less than men 500 to 999 employees
• 16. THE KITE ACADEMY TRUST
  women paid 62.9% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 17. SOUTH ORPINGTON LEARNING ALLIANCE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
  women paid 62.84% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 18. RYANAIR UK LIMITED
  women paid 62.7% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 19. BARCLAYS PLC
  women paid 62.6% less than men Less than 250 employees
• 20. MORSON PROJECTS LIMITED
  women paid 62.5% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 21. HABERDASHERS' WEST MIDLANDS ACADEMIES TRUST
  women paid 62.16% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 22. LEARNING PATHWAYS ACADEMY
  women paid 62.1% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 23. ATTIGO ACADEMY TRUST
  women paid 61.48% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 24. PRIMARY CARE 24 (MERSEYSIDE) LIMITED
  women paid 61% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 25. CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED
  women paid 60.3% less than men 500 to 999 employees
• 26. RAYLEIGH SCHOOLS TRUST
  women paid 60% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 27. H.W. MARTIN (TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
  women paid 60% less than men 500 to 999 employees
• 28. THE CHELMSFORD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
  women paid 59.9% less than men 500 to 999 employees
• 29. THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST
  women paid 59.7% less than men 1000 to 4999 employees
• 30. PLYMOUTH CAST
  women paid 59.62% less than men 1000 to 4999 employees
• 31. RMET
  women paid 59.1388% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 32. SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
  women paid 59.1% less than men 1000 to 4999 employees
• 33. EQUINOX LEARNING TRUST
  women paid 59% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 34. PENROSE LEARNING TRUST
  women paid 59% less than men 500 to 999 employees
• 35. CASTLEFORD ACADEMY TRUST
  women paid 58.7% less than men 500 to 999 employees
• 36. GOODWIN PROCTER (UK) LLP
  women paid 58.31% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 37. ALLTASK LIMITED
  women paid 58.17% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 38. PEOPLE2.0 UK LIMITED
  women paid 57.9% less than men Less than 250 employees
• 39. PROCOOK GROUP PLC
  women paid 57.89% less than men Less than 250 employees
• 40. OSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
  women paid 57.69% less than men 1000 to 4999 employees
• 41. ACTEMIUM UK LIMITED
  women paid 57% less than men Less than 250 employees
• 42. FULSTON MANOR ACADEMIES TRUST
  women paid 57% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 43. SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST
  women paid 56.9% less than men 500 to 999 employees
• 44. INNOVATE2EDUCATE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
  women paid 56.43% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 45. EQUALS TRUST
  women paid 56.34% less than men 500 to 999 employees
• 46. TRINITAS ACADEMY TRUST
  women paid 56.24% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 47. THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
  women paid 56.19% less than men 500 to 999 employees
• 48. WED2B LIMITED
  women paid 56.1% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 49. CREATE HEALTH LIMITED
  women paid 56% less than men 250 to 499 employees
• 50. E.SURV LIMITED
  women paid 55.9% less than men 1000 to 4999 employees

Largest gaps — men paid less top 50

The direction rarely published: employers where the median man's hourly pay is below the median woman's.

• 1. EASY CLEAN CONTRACTORS LIMITED
  men paid 95.25% less than women 500 to 999 employees
• 2. WELLINGTON HEALTHCARE (ARDEN) LTD
  men paid 88% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 3. EURO FOODS GROUP LIMITED
  men paid 75.44% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 4. RLC (UK) LIMITED
  men paid 69% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 5. HUHTAMAKI (UK) LIMITED
  men paid 66.4% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 6. THE JOB PEOPLE LIMITED
  men paid 65% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 7. ROWANS HOSPICE
  men paid 65% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 8. MARS FOOD UK LIMITED
  men paid 63% less than women Less than 250 employees
• 9. SCHOOLSWORKS ACADEMY TRUST
  men paid 60% less than women 500 to 999 employees
• 10. QUEST PAY SOLUTIONS NE LIMITED
  men paid 59% less than women Less than 250 employees
• 11. CHASE MEDICAL LIMITED
  men paid 57.6% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 12. INDIGO SUN RETAIL LTD.
  men paid 57.2% less than women 500 to 999 employees
• 13. PSV GLASS & GLAZING LIMITED
  men paid 54.98% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 14. HYPEROPTIC LTD
  men paid 52.28% less than women 500 to 999 employees
• 15. QUEENSWOOD SCHOOL LIMITED
  men paid 52.17% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 16. DIEBOLD NIXDORF (UK) LIMITED
  men paid 51.24% less than women 500 to 999 employees
• 17. GREAT ACADEMIES EDUCATION TRUST
  men paid 50.62% less than women 500 to 999 employees
• 18. PAYSTREAM MY MAX 2 LIMITED
  men paid 48% less than women 1000 to 4999 employees
• 19. CHANGING LIVES IN COLLABORATION
  men paid 45.17% less than women 500 to 999 employees
• 20. MONDELEZ EUROPE PROCUREMENT GMBH - UK BRANCH
  men paid 44.44% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 21. ESP GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED
  men paid 44.14% less than women Less than 250 employees
• 22. WHEATLEY HOMES GLASGOW LIMITED
  men paid 43.7% less than women 1000 to 4999 employees
• 23. THE ROYAL MASONIC SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
  men paid 43.11% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 24. EXOLUM PIPELINE SYSTEM LTD
  men paid 42.85% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 25. INDEPENDENT CLINICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  men paid 41.8% less than women 1000 to 4999 employees
• 26. MACINTYRE TRANSPORT LIMITED
  men paid 41.3% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 27. ST. PAUL'S GIRLS' SCHOOL
  men paid 40.38% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 28. HARROW GREEN LIMITED
  men paid 39% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 29. WALKERS SNACKS (DISTRIBUTION) LIMITED
  men paid 39% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 30. ABBEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
  men paid 39% less than women 500 to 999 employees
• 31. WALKERS SNACKS LIMITED
  men paid 38.2% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 32. BMI GROUP MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED
  men paid 37.97% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 33. CHESHIRE WEST RECYCLING LIMITED
  men paid 36.3% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 34. ENGIE RENEWABLE GASES UK LIMITED
  men paid 35.9% less than women Less than 250 employees
• 35. 1LIFE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  men paid 35% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 36. RECRUITMENT FUNDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  men paid 33% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 37. CAMPFIRE EDUCATION TRUST
  men paid 32.7% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 38. ARTHUR RANK HOSPICE CHARITY
  men paid 32.4% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 39. SCOTTISH WAR BLINDED
  men paid 32% less than women Less than 250 employees
• 40. TURNER BIANCA PLC
  men paid 31% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 41. MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  men paid 31% less than women 500 to 999 employees
• 42. JELD-WEN UK LIMITED
  men paid 30% less than women 500 to 999 employees
• 43. LIVERPOOL STREETSCENE SERVICES LIMITED
  men paid 29.44% less than women 500 to 999 employees
• 44. BAUER MEDIA OUTDOOR UK LIMITED
  men paid 29.2% less than women 500 to 999 employees
• 45. PONTOON EUROPE LIMITED
  men paid 29.1% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 46. ROYAL TRINITY HOSPICE
  men paid 29% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 47. EURO PACKAGING UK LIMITED
  men paid 28.9% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 48. W M DONALD LIMITED
  men paid 28.72% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 49. CAMBIAN GROUP HOLDINGS II LIMITED
  men paid 28.47% less than women 250 to 499 employees
• 50. ETC VENUES LIMITED
  men paid 28.4% less than women 250 to 499 employees