In 2022, the gender pay gap for all workers in the United Kingdom was highest in the financial and insurance sector, at 31.2 percent, and lowest in accommodation and food services, where it was 0.7 percent.
Gender pay gap for gross hourly earnings in the United Kingdom in 2022, by industry sector
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House of Commons. (December 1, 2022). Gender pay gap for gross hourly earnings in the United Kingdom in 2022, by industry sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/760342/gender-pay-gap-uk-by-sector/
House of Commons. "Gender pay gap for gross hourly earnings in the United Kingdom in 2022, by industry sector." Chart. December 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/760342/gender-pay-gap-uk-by-sector/
House of Commons. (2022). Gender pay gap for gross hourly earnings in the United Kingdom in 2022, by industry sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/760342/gender-pay-gap-uk-by-sector/
House of Commons. "Gender Pay Gap for Gross Hourly Earnings in The United Kingdom in 2022, by Industry Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/760342/gender-pay-gap-uk-by-sector/
House of Commons, Gender pay gap for gross hourly earnings in the United Kingdom in 2022, by industry sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/760342/gender-pay-gap-uk-by-sector/ (last visited September 29, 2023)
Gender pay gap for gross hourly earnings in the United Kingdom in 2022, by industry sector [Graph], House of Commons, December 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/760342/gender-pay-gap-uk-by-sector/