ESSITY UK LIMITED

ESSITY UK LIMITED has submitted data every year since 2017. 2 of 9 submissions were filed after the deadline.

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Last submission received on Friday, 12 Dec 2025 at 13:21 UTC.

Employer ID 10884
Company Number 03226403
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 -18.7%

In this organisation, women earned £1.20 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 61.3% higher than men's.

Women made up 39.2% of the highest paid quarter and 18.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -18.7%
Median hourly pay gap -19.7%
Men receiving bonus 97.1%
Women receiving bonus 95.9%
Mean bonus gap -58.6%
Median bonus gap -61.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 39.2%
60.8%
Upper-middle 22.9%
77.2%
Lower-middle 20.9%
79.1%
Lower quartile 18.2%
81.8%
2024 Mean pay gap -18.7%

In this organisation, women earned £1.20 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 73.3% higher than men's.

Women made up 81.8% of the highest paid quarter and 39.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -18.7%
Median hourly pay gap -19.9%
Men receiving bonus 97.1%
Women receiving bonus 95.9%
Mean bonus gap -58.6%
Median bonus gap -73.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 81.8%
18.2%
Upper-middle 20.9%
79.1%
Lower-middle 22.9%
77.2%
Lower quartile 39.2%
60.8%
2023 Mean pay gap -11.2%

In this organisation, women earned £1.18 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 23.4% higher than men's.

Women made up 39.0% of the highest paid quarter and 18.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -11.2%
Median hourly pay gap -17.7%
Men receiving bonus 96.3%
Women receiving bonus 92.2%
Mean bonus gap -31.6%
Median bonus gap -23.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 39.0%
61.0%
Upper-middle 21.0%
79.0%
Lower-middle 20.0%
80.0%
Lower quartile 18.0%
82.0%
2022 Mean pay gap -13.8% Late submission

In this organisation, women earned £1.21 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 14.3% higher than men's.

Women made up 35.5% of the highest paid quarter and 15.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -13.8%
Median hourly pay gap -20.7%
Men receiving bonus 28.6%
Women receiving bonus 58.6%
Mean bonus gap -65.6%
Median bonus gap -14.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 35.5%
64.5%
Upper-middle 21.6%
78.4%
Lower-middle 20.9%
79.1%
Lower quartile 15.6%
84.4%
2021 Mean pay gap -4.9%

In this organisation, women earned £1.09 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 112.0% higher than men's.

Women made up 32.7% of the highest paid quarter and 21.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -4.9%
Median hourly pay gap -9.2%
Men receiving bonus 88.9%
Women receiving bonus 76.2%
Mean bonus gap 16.0%
Median bonus gap -112.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 32.7%
67.3%
Upper-middle 19.1%
80.9%
Lower-middle 20.7%
79.3%
Lower quartile 21.3%
78.7%
2020 Mean pay gap -9.5% Late submission

In this organisation, women earned £1.88 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 7.7% lower than men's.

Women made up 35.5% of the highest paid quarter and 28.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -9.5%
Median hourly pay gap -87.9%
Men receiving bonus 94.8%
Women receiving bonus 92.1%
Mean bonus gap 0.1%
Median bonus gap 7.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 35.5%
64.5%
Upper-middle 11.9%
88.1%
Lower-middle 16.8%
83.2%
Lower quartile 28.3%
71.7%
2019 Mean pay gap -16.7%

In this organisation, women earned £1.12 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 13.2% lower than men's.

Women made up 30.0% of the highest paid quarter and 17.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -16.7%
Median hourly pay gap -12.3%
Men receiving bonus 96.3%
Women receiving bonus 86.7%
Mean bonus gap -32.7%
Median bonus gap 13.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 30.0%
70.0%
Upper-middle 13.2%
86.8%
Lower-middle 15.4%
84.6%
Lower quartile 17.1%
82.9%
2018 Mean pay gap -8.9%

In this organisation, women earned £1.12 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 61.5% lower than men's.

Women made up 28.9% of the highest paid quarter and 15.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -8.9%
Median hourly pay gap -12.0%
Men receiving bonus 96.0%
Women receiving bonus 92.7%
Mean bonus gap -0.8%
Median bonus gap 61.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 28.9%
71.1%
Upper-middle 18.9%
81.1%
Lower-middle 19.9%
80.1%
Lower quartile 15.4%
84.6%
2017 Mean pay gap -9.2%

In this organisation, women earned £1.07 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 0.2% higher than men's.

Women made up 30.7% of the highest paid quarter and 18.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -9.2%
Median hourly pay gap -6.6%
Men receiving bonus 97.4%
Women receiving bonus 93.8%
Mean bonus gap -38.0%
Median bonus gap -0.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 30.7%
69.3%
Upper-middle 13.3%
86.7%
Lower-middle 20.6%
79.4%
Lower quartile 18.8%
81.2%