SOFTCAT PLC

SOFTCAT PLC has submitted data every year since 2017. 1 of 9 submissions were filed after the deadline.

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Last submission received on Thursday, 26 Mar 2026 at 16:56 UTC.

Employer ID 11311
Company Number 02174990
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 38.0%

In this organisation, women earned 77p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

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

Women made up 18.0% of the highest paid quarter and 40.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 38.0%
Median hourly pay gap 23.0%
Men receiving bonus 94.0%
Women receiving bonus 92.0%
Mean bonus gap 64.0%
Median bonus gap 50.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 18.0%
82.0%
Upper-middle 36.0%
64.0%
Lower-middle 46.0%
54.0%
Lower quartile 40.0%
60.0%
2024 Mean pay gap 32.0% Late submission

In this organisation, women earned 77p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 52.0% lower than men's.

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

Mean hourly pay gap 32.0%
Median hourly pay gap 23.0%
Men receiving bonus 94.0%
Women receiving bonus 90.0%
Mean bonus gap 64.0%
Median bonus gap 52.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 18.0%
82.0%
Upper-middle 36.0%
64.0%
Lower-middle 45.0%
55.0%
Lower quartile 39.0%
61.0%
2023 Mean pay gap 38.0%

In this organisation, women earned 78p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

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

Women made up 17.0% of the highest paid quarter and 39.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 38.0%
Median hourly pay gap 22.0%
Men receiving bonus 91.0%
Women receiving bonus 89.0%
Mean bonus gap 63.0%
Median bonus gap 50.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 17.0%
83.0%
Upper-middle 37.0%
63.0%
Lower-middle 41.0%
59.0%
Lower quartile 39.0%
61.0%
2022 Mean pay gap 33.0%

In this organisation, women earned 73p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 49.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 17.0% of the highest paid quarter and 38.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 33.0%
Median hourly pay gap 27.0%
Men receiving bonus 90.0%
Women receiving bonus 90.0%
Mean bonus gap 63.0%
Median bonus gap 49.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 17.0%
83.0%
Upper-middle 32.0%
68.0%
Lower-middle 42.0%
58.0%
Lower quartile 38.0%
62.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 40.0%

In this organisation, women earned 73p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 59.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 13.0% of the highest paid quarter and 36.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 40.0%
Median hourly pay gap 27.0%
Men receiving bonus 95.0%
Women receiving bonus 92.0%
Mean bonus gap 65.0%
Median bonus gap 59.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 13.0%
87.0%
Upper-middle 31.0%
69.0%
Lower-middle 41.0%
59.0%
Lower quartile 36.0%
64.0%
2020 Mean pay gap 40.0%

In this organisation, women earned 70p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 58.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 13.0% of the highest paid quarter and 35.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 40.0%
Median hourly pay gap 30.0%
Men receiving bonus 93.0%
Women receiving bonus 90.0%
Mean bonus gap 64.0%
Median bonus gap 58.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 13.0%
87.0%
Upper-middle 29.0%
71.0%
Lower-middle 40.0%
60.0%
Lower quartile 35.0%
65.0%
2019 Mean pay gap 34.0%

In this organisation, women earned 77p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 45.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 12.0% of the highest paid quarter and 28.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 34.0%
Median hourly pay gap 23.0%
Men receiving bonus 93.0%
Women receiving bonus 94.0%
Mean bonus gap 61.0%
Median bonus gap 45.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 12.0%
88.0%
Upper-middle 27.0%
73.0%
Lower-middle 41.0%
59.0%
Lower quartile 28.0%
72.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 31.0%

In this organisation, women earned 75p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 55.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 13.0% of the highest paid quarter and 34.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 31.0%
Median hourly pay gap 25.0%
Men receiving bonus 95.0%
Women receiving bonus 91.0%
Mean bonus gap 56.0%
Median bonus gap 55.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 13.0%
87.0%
Upper-middle 28.0%
72.0%
Lower-middle 36.0%
64.0%
Lower quartile 34.0%
66.0%
2017 Mean pay gap 34.0%

In this organisation, women earned 81p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 48.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 11.0% of the highest paid quarter and 38.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 34.0%
Median hourly pay gap 19.0%
Men receiving bonus 98.0%
Women receiving bonus 95.0%
Mean bonus gap 57.0%
Median bonus gap 48.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 11.0%
89.0%
Upper-middle 30.0%
70.0%
Lower-middle 35.0%
65.0%
Lower quartile 38.0%
62.0%