Pay gap data

The pay gap report for March 2025 represents the workforce of 86 employees as of the 5 April 2024.

While we're not legally obligated to report this data, as an Inclusive Employer, we continue to measure and report on pay gaps. We believe this is central to our equity and diversity ambitions.

We also report on protected characteristics as listed in the Equality Act 2010 and take a deeper look at these characteristics at each grade within our structure to ensure there are no unknown gaps within a particular part of the organisation.

Median and mean male and female hourly earnings

• We do not have a gender pay gap between our male and female hourly earnings.
• Mean and median pay rates of females are fractionally greater (16p-37p).
• Mean and median gaps have marginally reduced in comparison to 2024.

Mean male and female hourly earnings by quartile

• The Lower to Upper middle quartiles remain balanced.
• These three quartiles combined indicate females earn 8% more than males.
• The Upper quartile is the only quartile that shows a large difference at £11.53 and a significant year on year widening of the gap at this quartile.

Mean hourly earnings by grade

We maintain equal pay through our pay scales and believe in equal pay for work of an equal kind.

We measure and monitor median pay across all seven grades in our structure grades each year, there are some pay gaps that appear due to low, or in some cases a one headcount, at some grades in 2024.

• The Executive team pay gap has increased YOY rising 18%.
• There were no females within grade A, so no comparison for the mean calculation.
• Grade B shows a small mean pay difference for females, and an increase YOY.
• Grades C-F show marginal mean pay gaps, with females at a higher rate overall.

Median hourly earnings by grade

We measure and monitor median pay across all seven grades in our structure grades each year, there are some pay gaps that appear due to low or in some cases a one headcount at some grades in 2024.

24.4% of our employees identify themselves as members of the global majority. This is a decrease from 31% the previous reporting period. As in previous years’ reports, there is a higher proportion of employees from the global majority group in the lower grades in the organisation.

Proportion of global majority staff at each grade

• The ethnicity pay gap is not affected by the % of employees identifying as GM.
• The mean pay gap has remained at 11% YOY.
• The median pay gap based on ethnicity has narrowed by 4% YOY.
• Changes in % of GM employees at grades E and C are due to internal promotions.
• YOY the % representation in each grade with the exception of grade B.

16% of employees self-identified as having a disability. The average pay gap between employees with a disability and those without a recorded disability is -1.3%, while the median pay gap remains at 0%.

Disability mean and median hourly earnings and pay gap

• All employees with known / no disabilities have seen a decrease in mean hourly pay.
• Employees with a disability earn £0.37 more (mean hourly pay) than those without.
• Employees with a disability and no known disability earn exactly the same rates of pay at £24.57, therefore there is no pay gap.
• The median hourly rates for those with a disability and no known disability have reduced by £2.33 and £2.47 .

This is the third year that we can publish data for sexual orientation.

Throughout the three years, we have not seen any significant pay gaps relating to this characteristic.

• Gay man mean /median pay is the highest despite the second lowest representation.
• There has been a reduction in gay man median pay, reducing by approx. £8 YOY.
• Lesbian has had the highest reduction year on year, approx. (£9 median).
• Bisexual employees earn £11- £9 less compared to colleagues identifying as Gay.
• The “other” category also sees lower rates of pay, identifying a widening pay gap YOY.

This is the third year we've reported on this comparison and find no material differences in our different religious groupings. Many of our employees report with no religion.

• The mean pay rates have reduced for all religious and non-religion employees YOY.
• Median pay reduced across all religions and non-religions except Christian YOY.