AO WORLD PLC

AO WORLD PLC has submitted data every year since 2018, with all 8 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Wednesday, 1 Apr 2026 at 12:55 UTC.

Employer ID 1314
Company Number 05525751
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 26.0%

In this organisation, women earned 71p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 19.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 28.0% of the highest paid quarter and 60.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 26.0%
Median hourly pay gap 29.0%
Men receiving bonus 17.0%
Women receiving bonus 21.0%
Mean bonus gap 75.0%
Median bonus gap 19.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 28.0%
72.0%
Upper-middle 27.0%
73.0%
Lower-middle 44.0%
56.0%
Lower quartile 60.0%
40.0%
2024 Mean pay gap 27.0%

In this organisation, women earned 67p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 23.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 27.0% of the highest paid quarter and 63.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 27.0%
Median hourly pay gap 33.0%
Men receiving bonus 15.0%
Women receiving bonus 16.0%
Mean bonus gap 78.0%
Median bonus gap 23.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 27.0%
73.0%
Upper-middle 31.0%
69.0%
Lower-middle 34.0%
66.0%
Lower quartile 63.0%
37.0%
2023 Mean pay gap 30.0%

In this organisation, women earned 64p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 26.0% of the highest paid quarter and 63.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 30.0%
Median hourly pay gap 36.0%
Men receiving bonus 81.0%
Women receiving bonus 73.0%
Mean bonus gap 63.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 26.0%
74.0%
Upper-middle 27.0%
73.0%
Lower-middle 43.0%
57.0%
Lower quartile 63.0%
37.0%
2022 Mean pay gap 37.0%

In this organisation, women earned 69p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 33.0% of the highest paid quarter and 66.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 37.0%
Median hourly pay gap 31.0%
Men receiving bonus 69.0%
Women receiving bonus 71.0%
Mean bonus gap 87.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 33.0%
67.0%
Upper-middle 32.0%
68.0%
Lower-middle 41.0%
59.0%
Lower quartile 66.0%
34.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 22.8%

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

Women made up 25.9% of the highest paid quarter and 54.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 22.8%
Median hourly pay gap 23.1%
Men receiving bonus 54.5%
Women receiving bonus 57.1%
Mean bonus gap 85.5%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 25.9%
74.1%
Upper-middle 24.8%
75.2%
Lower-middle 35.3%
64.7%
Lower quartile 54.7%
45.3%
2020 Mean pay gap 33.6%

In this organisation, women earned 64p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 17.7% of the highest paid quarter and 57.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 33.6%
Median hourly pay gap 36.0%
Men receiving bonus 58.6%
Women receiving bonus 51.7%
Mean bonus gap 74.9%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 17.7%
82.3%
Upper-middle 21.2%
78.8%
Lower-middle 38.0%
62.0%
Lower quartile 57.0%
43.0%
2019 Mean pay gap 33.4%

In this organisation, women earned 71p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 20.5% of the highest paid quarter and 50.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 33.4%
Median hourly pay gap 29.5%
Men receiving bonus 63.1%
Women receiving bonus 63.4%
Mean bonus gap 95.5%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 20.5%
79.5%
Upper-middle 15.3%
84.7%
Lower-middle 43.1%
56.9%
Lower quartile 50.7%
49.3%
2018 Mean pay gap 36.8%

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

Women made up 16.9% of the highest paid quarter and 59.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 36.8%
Median hourly pay gap 29.8%
Men receiving bonus 61.2%
Women receiving bonus 60.6%
Mean bonus gap 82.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 16.9%
83.1%
Upper-middle 37.5%
62.5%
Lower-middle 30.6%
69.4%
Lower quartile 59.7%
40.3%