Reading Borough Council

Reading Borough Council has submitted data every year since 2017. 1 of 9 submissions were filed after the deadline.

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Last submission received on Monday, 5 Jan 2026 at 10:51 UTC.

Employer ID 10299
Company Number N/A
Employer Size 1000 to 4999
Years Submitted
201720182019202020212022202320242025

Overall workforce composition

Deviation from a 50:50 gender split, averaged across all four pay quartiles per year. 0% represents an equal split of men and women; positive values mean more women, negative means fewer women.

Hourly pay gap over time

Positive values indicate women's hourly pay is lower than men's by that percentage. A value of 0 indicates equal pay; negative values indicate women earn more.

Pay quartile breakdown

Each band shows the percentage of that quartile that is male vs female.

Lower quartile bottom 25% of earners

Lower-middle quartile 25–50th percentile

Upper-middle quartile 50–75th percentile

Top quartile top 25% of earners

Bonus pay

Percentage of each gender who received a bonus payment.

Bonus pay gap — positive values indicate women's bonus pay is lower than men's.

Year by year

Each year's submission in full. Most recent year shown first.

2025 Mean pay gap -0.3%

In this organisation, women and men earned the same median hourly pay.

Women made up 60.0% of the highest paid quarter and 58.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -0.3%
Median hourly pay gap 0.0%
Men receiving bonus 2.0%
Women receiving bonus 2.1%
Mean bonus gap -1.7%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 60.0%
40.0%
Upper-middle 58.0%
42.0%
Lower-middle 61.0%
39.0%
Lower quartile 58.0%
42.0%
2024 Mean pay gap 1.6%

In this organisation, women and men earned the same median hourly pay.

Women made up 60.0% of the highest paid quarter and 58.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 1.6%
Median hourly pay gap 0.0%
Men receiving bonus 1.3%
Women receiving bonus 1.4%
Mean bonus gap -0.2%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 60.0%
40.0%
Upper-middle 58.0%
42.0%
Lower-middle 61.0%
39.0%
Lower quartile 58.0%
42.0%
2023 Mean pay gap 0.8% Late submission

In this organisation, women and men earned the same median hourly pay.

Women made up 62.0% of the highest paid quarter and 61.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 0.8%
Median hourly pay gap 0.0%
Men receiving bonus 1.6%
Women receiving bonus 2.3%
Mean bonus gap -2.4%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 62.0%
38.0%
Upper-middle 59.0%
41.0%
Lower-middle 62.0%
38.0%
Lower quartile 61.0%
39.0%
2022 Mean pay gap 0.1%

In this organisation, women earned 97p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 60.0% of the highest paid quarter and 60.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 0.1%
Median hourly pay gap 3.0%
Men receiving bonus 0.6%
Women receiving bonus 1.7%
Mean bonus gap 0.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 60.0%
40.0%
Upper-middle 59.0%
41.0%
Lower-middle 60.0%
40.0%
Lower quartile 60.0%
40.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 2.1%

In this organisation, women earned 95p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 56.4% of the highest paid quarter and 59.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.1%
Median hourly pay gap 4.9%
Men receiving bonus 1.7%
Women receiving bonus 1.8%
Mean bonus gap 2.8%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 56.4%
43.6%
Upper-middle 57.4%
42.6%
Lower-middle 62.1%
37.9%
Lower quartile 59.1%
40.9%
2020 Mean pay gap 4.7%

In this organisation, women earned 98p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 57.0% of the highest paid quarter and 65.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 4.7%
Median hourly pay gap 2.5%
Men receiving bonus 0.1%
Women receiving bonus 0.4%
Mean bonus gap 0.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 57.0%
43.0%
Upper-middle 60.0%
40.0%
Lower-middle 60.0%
40.0%
Lower quartile 65.0%
35.0%
2019 Mean pay gap 5.0%

In this organisation, women earned 95p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 58.0% of the highest paid quarter and 68.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.0%
Median hourly pay gap 5.1%
Men receiving bonus 1.5%
Women receiving bonus 1.3%
Mean bonus gap 6.6%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 58.0%
42.0%
Upper-middle 60.0%
40.0%
Lower-middle 64.0%
36.0%
Lower quartile 68.0%
32.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 3.0%

In this organisation, women earned 95p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 74.5% lower than men's.

Women made up 65.0% of the highest paid quarter and 66.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 3.0%
Median hourly pay gap 5.0%
Men receiving bonus 1.4%
Women receiving bonus 1.1%
Mean bonus gap 46.6%
Median bonus gap 74.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 65.0%
35.0%
Upper-middle 62.0%
38.0%
Lower-middle 71.0%
29.0%
Lower quartile 66.0%
34.0%
2017 Mean pay gap 2.2%

In this organisation, women earned 96p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 74.5% higher than men's.

Women made up 65.0% of the highest paid quarter and 65.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.2%
Median hourly pay gap 3.8%
Men receiving bonus 1.9%
Women receiving bonus 1.8%
Mean bonus gap -27.4%
Median bonus gap -74.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 65.0%
35.0%
Upper-middle 63.0%
37.0%
Lower-middle 69.0%
31.0%
Lower quartile 65.0%
35.0%