DS SMITH LIMITED

DS SMITH LIMITED has submitted data every year since 2018, with all 8 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Tuesday, 31 Mar 2026 at 07:04 UTC.

Employer ID 11277
Company Number 01377658
Employer Size 250 to 499
Years Submitted
20182019202020212022202320242025

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 15.4%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 13.6% lower than men's.

Women made up 36.4% of the highest paid quarter and 48.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 15.4%
Median hourly pay gap 4.5%
Men receiving bonus 89.1%
Women receiving bonus 84.8%
Mean bonus gap 45.4%
Median bonus gap 13.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 36.4%
63.6%
Upper-middle 41.0%
59.0%
Lower-middle 46.4%
53.6%
Lower quartile 48.5%
51.5%
2024 Mean pay gap 17.7%

In this organisation, women earned 91p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 14.4% lower than men's.

Women made up 37.4% of the highest paid quarter and 47.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 17.7%
Median hourly pay gap 9.1%
Men receiving bonus 68.5%
Women receiving bonus 69.8%
Mean bonus gap 65.1%
Median bonus gap 14.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 37.4%
62.6%
Upper-middle 41.1%
58.9%
Lower-middle 58.3%
41.7%
Lower quartile 47.8%
52.2%
2023 Mean pay gap 24.8%

In this organisation, women earned 83p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 10.9% lower than men's.

Women made up 39.3% of the highest paid quarter and 50.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 24.8%
Median hourly pay gap 16.8%
Men receiving bonus 68.8%
Women receiving bonus 62.5%
Mean bonus gap 55.5%
Median bonus gap 10.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 39.3%
60.7%
Upper-middle 46.2%
53.8%
Lower-middle 51.9%
48.1%
Lower quartile 50.0%
50.0%
2022 Mean pay gap 27.4%

In this organisation, women earned 93p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 17.4% lower than men's.

Women made up 34.6% of the highest paid quarter and 46.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 27.4%
Median hourly pay gap 6.8%
Men receiving bonus 79.5%
Women receiving bonus 62.4%
Mean bonus gap 73.4%
Median bonus gap 17.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 34.6%
65.4%
Upper-middle 44.1%
55.9%
Lower-middle 36.6%
63.4%
Lower quartile 46.6%
53.4%
2021 Mean pay gap 28.4%

In this organisation, women earned £1.00 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 20.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 36.5% of the highest paid quarter and 45.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 28.4%
Median hourly pay gap -0.4%
Men receiving bonus 14.9%
Women receiving bonus 4.3%
Mean bonus gap 81.4%
Median bonus gap 20.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 36.5%
63.5%
Upper-middle 41.0%
59.0%
Lower-middle 31.2%
68.8%
Lower quartile 45.8%
54.2%
2020 Mean pay gap 22.8%

In this organisation, women earned £1.04 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 2.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 33.3% of the highest paid quarter and 38.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 22.8%
Median hourly pay gap -3.7%
Men receiving bonus 79.6%
Women receiving bonus 73.9%
Mean bonus gap 68.8%
Median bonus gap 2.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 33.3%
66.7%
Upper-middle 41.1%
58.9%
Lower-middle 31.6%
68.4%
Lower quartile 38.6%
61.4%
2019 Mean pay gap 30.2%

In this organisation, women earned £1.01 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 1.9% lower than men's.

Women made up 37.4% of the highest paid quarter and 44.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 30.2%
Median hourly pay gap -1.5%
Men receiving bonus 83.2%
Women receiving bonus 71.7%
Mean bonus gap 86.4%
Median bonus gap 1.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 37.4%
62.6%
Upper-middle 26.7%
73.3%
Lower-middle 54.5%
45.5%
Lower quartile 44.4%
55.6%
2018 Mean pay gap 30.5%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 30.1% higher than men's.

Women made up 21.7% of the highest paid quarter and 32.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 30.5%
Median hourly pay gap 2.8%
Men receiving bonus 71.7%
Women receiving bonus 71.3%
Mean bonus gap 79.6%
Median bonus gap -30.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 21.7%
78.3%
Upper-middle 44.1%
55.9%
Lower-middle 35.6%
64.4%
Lower quartile 32.2%
67.8%