THE FORWARD TRUST

THE FORWARD TRUST has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Tuesday, 3 Feb 2026 at 13:17 UTC.

Employer ID 10381
Company Number 02560474
Employer Size 500 to 999
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 10.9%

In this organisation, women earned 94p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 138.3% higher than men's.

Women made up 70.6% of the highest paid quarter and 75.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 10.9%
Median hourly pay gap 6.2%
Men receiving bonus 13.1%
Women receiving bonus 11.9%
Mean bonus gap -12.8%
Median bonus gap -138.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 70.6%
29.4%
Upper-middle 71.1%
28.9%
Lower-middle 82.0%
18.0%
Lower quartile 75.5%
24.5%
2024 Mean pay gap 12.5%

In this organisation, women earned 94p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 6.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 69.1% of the highest paid quarter and 74.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.5%
Median hourly pay gap 6.1%
Men receiving bonus 100.0%
Women receiving bonus 100.0%
Mean bonus gap 12.5%
Median bonus gap 6.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 69.1%
30.9%
Upper-middle 67.2%
32.8%
Lower-middle 80.2%
19.8%
Lower quartile 74.0%
26.0%
2023 Mean pay gap 11.9%

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

Women made up 69.6% of the highest paid quarter and 72.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.9%
Median hourly pay gap 4.6%
Men receiving bonus 31.4%
Women receiving bonus 68.6%
Mean bonus gap 0.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 69.6%
30.4%
Upper-middle 67.8%
32.2%
Lower-middle 76.0%
24.0%
Lower quartile 72.1%
27.9%
2022 Mean pay gap 13.0%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 71.4% higher than men's.

Women made up 64.1% of the highest paid quarter and 71.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 13.0%
Median hourly pay gap 5.1%
Men receiving bonus 33.3%
Women receiving bonus 66.7%
Mean bonus gap -109.5%
Median bonus gap -71.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 64.1%
35.9%
Upper-middle 64.4%
35.6%
Lower-middle 73.3%
26.7%
Lower quartile 71.0%
29.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 8.8%

In this organisation, women earned 99p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 47.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 63.5% of the highest paid quarter and 86.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 8.8%
Median hourly pay gap 1.0%
Men receiving bonus 4.3%
Women receiving bonus 12.9%
Mean bonus gap 63.2%
Median bonus gap 47.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 63.5%
36.5%
Upper-middle 56.6%
43.4%
Lower-middle 59.6%
40.4%
Lower quartile 86.8%
13.2%
2020 Mean pay gap 7.9%

In this organisation, women earned 99p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 100.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 51.7% of the highest paid quarter and 83.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 7.9%
Median hourly pay gap 1.0%
Men receiving bonus 1.3%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%
Mean bonus gap 100.0%
Median bonus gap 100.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 51.7%
48.3%
Upper-middle 72.1%
27.9%
Lower-middle 63.9%
36.1%
Lower quartile 83.6%
16.4%
2019 Mean pay gap 2.2%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 78.6% lower than men's.

Women made up 58.3% of the highest paid quarter and 77.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.2%
Median hourly pay gap 0.0%
Men receiving bonus 43.9%
Women receiving bonus 7.8%
Mean bonus gap 42.2%
Median bonus gap 78.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 58.3%
41.7%
Upper-middle 63.5%
36.5%
Lower-middle 73.8%
26.2%
Lower quartile 77.6%
22.4%
2018 Mean pay gap 5.1%

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

Women made up 67.4% of the highest paid quarter and 67.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.1%
Median hourly pay gap 2.8%
Men receiving bonus 76.8%
Women receiving bonus 72.4%
Mean bonus gap -31.9%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 67.4%
32.6%
Upper-middle 64.2%
35.8%
Lower-middle 73.7%
26.3%
Lower quartile 67.0%
33.0%
2017 Mean pay gap 7.0%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 50.0% higher than men's.

Women made up 63.0% of the highest paid quarter and 75.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 7.0%
Median hourly pay gap 5.0%
Men receiving bonus 43.0%
Women receiving bonus 41.0%
Mean bonus gap -28.0%
Median bonus gap -50.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 63.0%
37.0%
Upper-middle 74.0%
26.0%
Lower-middle 76.0%
24.0%
Lower quartile 75.0%
25.0%