Inequality
UK's gender pay gap narrowing but gulf remains
The UK still has a massive gender gap when it comes to salary. According to research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), women earn 18 percent less than men on average. That grows even further after women have children. The report also suggested that male managers have a 40 percent higher chance of being promoted than their female counterparts.
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This chart shows the percentage difference in hourly wages between women and men in the UK.
Gender pay gap for median gross hourly earnings in the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2025
Gender pay gap within the United Kingdom (UK) service industries from 2015 to 2020 by employment type* (in percentage)
Gender pay gap: Percentage difference between men and women's gross median earnings in the civil service of the United Kingdom as on August 26, 2020, by responsibility level
Gender pay gap for full-time median gross hourly earnings in the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2025, by age group
Gender pay gap for gross hourly earnings in the United Kingdom in 2025, by industry sector
Gender pay gap in full-time employment within the information and communication sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2020, by industry*
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