West Berkshire Council

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

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Last submission received on Thursday, 26 Mar 2026 at 10:23 UTC.

Employer ID 13613
Company Number N/A
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 7.1%

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

Women made up 69.9% of the highest paid quarter and 78.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 7.1%
Median hourly pay gap 7.1%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 69.9%
30.1%
Upper-middle 71.4%
28.6%
Lower-middle 82.3%
17.7%
Lower quartile 78.9%
21.1%
2024 Mean pay gap 9.0%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 33.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 79.7% of the highest paid quarter and 77.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 9.0%
Median hourly pay gap 4.1%
Men receiving bonus 0.1%
Women receiving bonus 0.8%
Mean bonus gap 28.6%
Median bonus gap 33.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 79.7%
20.3%
Upper-middle 81.7%
18.3%
Lower-middle 70.2%
29.8%
Lower quartile 77.9%
22.1%
2023 Mean pay gap 13.5%

In this organisation, women earned 90p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 100.0% higher than men's.

Women made up 66.4% of the highest paid quarter and 80.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 13.5%
Median hourly pay gap 9.6%
Men receiving bonus 3.7%
Women receiving bonus 3.5%
Mean bonus gap 0.0%
Median bonus gap -100.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 66.4%
33.6%
Upper-middle 78.7%
21.3%
Lower-middle 81.1%
18.9%
Lower quartile 80.9%
19.1%
2022 Mean pay gap 15.5%

In this organisation, women earned 90p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 15.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 66.9% of the highest paid quarter and 82.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 15.5%
Median hourly pay gap 10.4%
Men receiving bonus 2.0%
Women receiving bonus 2.2%
Mean bonus gap -25.9%
Median bonus gap 15.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 66.9%
33.1%
Upper-middle 79.2%
20.8%
Lower-middle 81.5%
18.5%
Lower quartile 82.3%
17.7%
2021 Mean pay gap 16.9%

In this organisation, women earned 90p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 65.3% of the highest paid quarter and 81.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 16.9%
Median hourly pay gap 10.1%
Men receiving bonus 9.5%
Women receiving bonus 13.4%
Mean bonus gap 26.7%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 65.3%
34.7%
Upper-middle 77.4%
22.6%
Lower-middle 81.6%
18.4%
Lower quartile 81.6%
18.4%
2020 Mean pay gap 18.2%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 20.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 66.5% of the highest paid quarter and 83.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 18.2%
Median hourly pay gap 14.9%
Men receiving bonus 2.6%
Women receiving bonus 2.9%
Mean bonus gap 4.6%
Median bonus gap 20.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 66.5%
33.5%
Upper-middle 78.7%
21.3%
Lower-middle 82.6%
17.4%
Lower quartile 83.2%
16.8%
2019 Mean pay gap 19.5%

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

Women made up 64.7% of the highest paid quarter and 83.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 19.5%
Median hourly pay gap 17.8%
Men receiving bonus 2.3%
Women receiving bonus 2.1%
Mean bonus gap 42.5%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 64.7%
35.3%
Upper-middle 76.9%
23.1%
Lower-middle 84.4%
15.6%
Lower quartile 83.0%
17.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 16.7%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 2.4% higher than men's.

Women made up 64.5% of the highest paid quarter and 83.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 16.7%
Median hourly pay gap 17.3%
Men receiving bonus 3.8%
Women receiving bonus 2.7%
Mean bonus gap 0.0%
Median bonus gap -2.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 64.5%
35.5%
Upper-middle 75.6%
24.4%
Lower-middle 82.9%
17.1%
Lower quartile 83.0%
17.0%
2017 Mean pay gap 19.5%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 66.7% lower than men's.

Women made up 65.0% of the highest paid quarter and 84.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 19.5%
Median hourly pay gap 15.7%
Men receiving bonus 2.0%
Women receiving bonus 1.4%
Mean bonus gap 65.5%
Median bonus gap 66.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 65.0%
35.0%
Upper-middle 73.2%
26.8%
Lower-middle 83.8%
16.2%
Lower quartile 84.0%
16.0%