Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Tuesday, 17 Mar 2026 at 17:07 UTC.

Employer ID 13450
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 -2.1%

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

Women made up 70.7% of the highest paid quarter and 71.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -2.1%
Median hourly pay gap -4.5%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 70.7%
29.3%
Upper-middle 72.1%
27.9%
Lower-middle 63.2%
36.8%
Lower quartile 71.9%
28.1%
2024 Mean pay gap -0.9%

In this organisation, women earned £1.03 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 68.1% of the highest paid quarter and 73.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -0.9%
Median hourly pay gap -3.4%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 68.1%
31.9%
Upper-middle 72.1%
27.9%
Lower-middle 62.4%
37.6%
Lower quartile 73.9%
26.1%
2023 Mean pay gap 0.2%

In this organisation, women earned £1.02 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 68.7% of the highest paid quarter and 75.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 0.2%
Median hourly pay gap -1.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 68.7%
31.3%
Upper-middle 72.2%
27.8%
Lower-middle 60.7%
39.3%
Lower quartile 75.6%
24.4%
2022 Mean pay gap 1.0%

In this organisation, women earned £1.02 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 68.1% of the highest paid quarter and 75.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 1.0%
Median hourly pay gap -1.9%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 68.1%
31.9%
Upper-middle 71.4%
28.6%
Lower-middle 62.5%
37.5%
Lower quartile 75.0%
25.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 2.3%

In this organisation, women earned £1.02 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 66.5% of the highest paid quarter and 75.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.3%
Median hourly pay gap -1.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 66.5%
33.5%
Upper-middle 71.9%
28.1%
Lower-middle 61.4%
38.6%
Lower quartile 75.8%
24.2%
2020 Mean pay gap 3.9%

In this organisation, women earned £1.03 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 64.6% of the highest paid quarter and 75.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 3.9%
Median hourly pay gap -2.6%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 64.6%
35.4%
Upper-middle 73.3%
26.7%
Lower-middle 60.5%
39.5%
Lower quartile 75.6%
24.4%
2019 Mean pay gap 3.4%

In this organisation, women earned 100p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 64.0% of the highest paid quarter and 75.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 3.4%
Median hourly pay gap 0.5%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 64.0%
36.0%
Upper-middle 72.0%
28.0%
Lower-middle 61.0%
39.0%
Lower quartile 75.0%
25.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 4.7%

In this organisation, women earned 98p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 63.0% of the highest paid quarter and 76.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 4.7%
Median hourly pay gap 2.1%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 63.0%
37.0%
Upper-middle 71.0%
29.0%
Lower-middle 60.0%
40.0%
Lower quartile 76.0%
24.0%
2017 Mean pay gap 4.7%

In this organisation, women earned 98p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 63.0% of the highest paid quarter and 76.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 4.7%
Median hourly pay gap 2.4%
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 63.0%
37.0%
Upper-middle 69.0%
31.0%
Lower-middle 61.0%
39.0%
Lower quartile 76.0%
24.0%