Gender pay gap in the UK 2024, by sector
In 2024, the gender pay gap for all workers in the United Kingdom was highest in the financial and insurance sector, at 29.8 percent, and lowest in accommodation and food services, where it was 2.1 percent.
Gender pay gap for gross hourly earnings in the United Kingdom in 2024, by industry sector
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House of Commons. (November 8, 2024). Gender pay gap for gross hourly earnings in the United Kingdom in 2024, by industry sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/760342/gender-pay-gap-uk-by-sector/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
House of Commons. "Gender pay gap for gross hourly earnings in the United Kingdom in 2024, by industry sector." Chart. November 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/760342/gender-pay-gap-uk-by-sector/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
House of Commons. (2024). Gender pay gap for gross hourly earnings in the United Kingdom in 2024, by industry sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/760342/gender-pay-gap-uk-by-sector/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
House of Commons. "Gender Pay Gap for Gross Hourly Earnings in The United Kingdom in 2024, by Industry Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/760342/gender-pay-gap-uk-by-sector/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Gender pay gap for gross hourly earnings in the United Kingdom in 2024, by industry sector [Graph], House of Commons, November 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/760342/gender-pay-gap-uk-by-sector/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed