Suffolk County Council

Suffolk County Council has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Tuesday, 24 Mar 2026 at 16:44 UTC.

Employer ID 11789
Company Number N/A
Employer Size 5000 to 19,999
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 2.4%

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

Women made up 71.9% of the highest paid quarter and 73.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.4%
Median hourly pay gap 3.4%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 71.9%
28.1%
Upper-middle 68.7%
31.3%
Lower-middle 68.0%
32.0%
Lower quartile 73.3%
26.7%
2024 Mean pay gap 2.9%

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

Women made up 71.5% of the highest paid quarter and 73.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.9%
Median hourly pay gap 0.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 71.5%
28.5%
Upper-middle 64.4%
35.6%
Lower-middle 69.9%
30.1%
Lower quartile 73.7%
26.3%
2023 Mean pay gap 6.2%

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

Women made up 68.9% of the highest paid quarter and 75.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.2%
Median hourly pay gap 4.9%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 68.9%
31.1%
Upper-middle 60.7%
39.3%
Lower-middle 71.1%
28.9%
Lower quartile 75.3%
24.7%
2022 Mean pay gap 10.3%

In this organisation, women earned 86p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 67.0% of the highest paid quarter and 80.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 10.3%
Median hourly pay gap 13.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 67.0%
33.0%
Upper-middle 63.2%
36.8%
Lower-middle 74.2%
25.8%
Lower quartile 80.7%
19.3%
2021 Mean pay gap 10.8%

In this organisation, women earned 85p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 65.5% of the highest paid quarter and 81.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 10.8%
Median hourly pay gap 14.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 65.5%
34.5%
Upper-middle 61.4%
38.6%
Lower-middle 73.9%
26.1%
Lower quartile 81.3%
18.7%
2020 Mean pay gap 12.2%

In this organisation, women earned 82p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 64.3% of the highest paid quarter and 81.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.2%
Median hourly pay gap 17.7%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 64.3%
35.7%
Upper-middle 60.2%
39.8%
Lower-middle 75.9%
24.1%
Lower quartile 81.2%
18.8%
2019 Mean pay gap 17.4%

In this organisation, women earned 79p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 53.2% of the highest paid quarter and 86.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 17.4%
Median hourly pay gap 21.5%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 53.2%
46.8%
Upper-middle 65.2%
34.8%
Lower-middle 75.9%
24.1%
Lower quartile 86.0%
14.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 14.4%

In this organisation, women earned 84p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 61.7% of the highest paid quarter and 82.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 14.4%
Median hourly pay gap 16.1%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 61.7%
38.3%
Upper-middle 60.1%
39.9%
Lower-middle 76.0%
24.0%
Lower quartile 82.9%
17.1%
2017 Mean pay gap 14.8%

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

Women made up 62.3% of the highest paid quarter and 83.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 14.8%
Median hourly pay gap 18.6%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%
Mean bonus gap 0.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 62.3%
37.7%
Upper-middle 58.5%
41.5%
Lower-middle 75.9%
24.1%
Lower quartile 83.9%
16.1%