Reporting year 2025–26 · 15,740 employers

The pay gap, in context.

Explore UK gender pay gap filings for employers with 250+ staff. See up to nine years of their history, set against their own sector.

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Example recordGREGGS PLCManufacturing · 20,000 or more employees2.2%Median hourly gap, 2025–26

Manufacturing median: 6.0%
Women in the workforce: 62.0%

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A few familiar employers

Median hourly gap, 2025–26

What nine years show

Two sectors have a wider gap than they did in 2017. Every other sector narrowed.

Education 20.0% now, +0.9 since 2017
Administrative & Support 4.9% now, +0.9 since 2017

The sharpest contrast is Public Admin & Defence, which more than halved its gap over the same period.

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The gap by sector

Median hourly pay gap, 2025–26

Construction and Financial & Insurance report the widest sector gaps; Accommodation & Food and Health & Social Work the narrowest. Each bar can be hovered or focused for the exact figure.

How the gap is spread across employers

15,740 employers · 4,553 without a usable 2025–26 figure

Women earn more at the medianMen earn more at the median

Most employers report a gap of 0–15%. A minority report women earning more at the median — often a sign of role mix rather than pay itself.

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Compare employers with the median for their field

Accommodation & Food840 employers Administrative & Support1,855 employers Arts & Recreation377 employers Construction471 employers Education1,906 employers Energy91 employers Financial & Insurance796 employers Health & Social Work1,376 employers Information & Communication910 employers Manufacturing1,953 employers Other Services303 employers Professional & Technical1,416 employers Public Admin & Defence530 employers Real Estate287 employers Transport & Storage528 employers Water & Waste102 employers Wholesale & Retail1,337 employers

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