Gender pay gap findings 2025

Latest data on gender pay gap 2025 shows it still favours men

Data from the 2025 reporting cycle, covering 10,163 organisations, shows that the median gender pay gap currently stands at 8.3%. While this represents a slight decrease from 8.5% the previous year, 78.2% of organisations still report a pay gap in favour of men.

Benchmarking your 2025 results

This report provides a detailed breakdown of the government portal data to help HR and Reward professionals understand the structural drivers of pay disparity across the UK.

• Sector-specific benchmarks: Access a breakdown of 21 different industries, from construction (20.7%) to local government (0.7%), to see where your organisation sits compared to the industry median.
• Pay quarter distribution: View the analysis of gender representation across pay bands, where females currently make up 56.7% of the lowest-paid roles and 41% of the highest.
• Bonus gap trends: Review the median gender bonus gap, which stands at 13.8%, and see how the proportion of employees receiving bonuses has shifted over the last year.