A 2021 study analyzed the gender pay gap for full-time employees of the tourism and hospitality industries in the United Kingdom. That year, it was estimated that men earned nearly 14 percent more on average than women in the event catering and other food service activities industry. Sports, amusement, and recreation activities reported a similar gender pay gap in 2021.
Gender pay gap (median) for full-time employees of tourism and hospitality industries in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by industry
*The source states that estimates are considered low quality and should be treated with caution. (coefficient of variation (CV) > 10% and <= 20%).
**The source states that estimates are considered reasonable quality (CV >5% and <= 10%).
Note that a CV less than or equal to 5% is considered good quality.
Gender pay gap is defined as the difference between men's and women's average hourly earnings (excluding overtime) as a proportion of men's average hourly earnings (excluding overtime). Positive figures denote the average percentage by which women earn less. A minus figure indicates the percentage by which women earn more on average.
The statistic uses the median rather than the mean average, as this is the preferred measure of average earnings. Median is the value below which 50% of jobs fall. It gives a better indication of typical pay than mean as it is less affected by a relatively small number of very high earners and the skewed distribution of earnings.
Industry sections based on UK Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 2007 (SIC 2007).
Full-time defined as employees working more than 30 paid hours per week (or 25 or more for the teaching professions).
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 2, 2021). Gender pay gap (median) for full-time employees of tourism and hospitality industries in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/899116/gender-pay-gap-full-time-tourism-and-hospitality-industries/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Gender pay gap (median) for full-time employees of tourism and hospitality industries in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by industry." Chart. November 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/899116/gender-pay-gap-full-time-tourism-and-hospitality-industries/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Gender pay gap (median) for full-time employees of tourism and hospitality industries in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/899116/gender-pay-gap-full-time-tourism-and-hospitality-industries/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Gender Pay Gap (Median) for Full-time Employees of Tourism and Hospitality Industries in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2021, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/899116/gender-pay-gap-full-time-tourism-and-hospitality-industries/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Gender pay gap (median) for full-time employees of tourism and hospitality industries in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/899116/gender-pay-gap-full-time-tourism-and-hospitality-industries/ (last visited July 06, 2022)
