BAE SYSTEMS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED

BAE SYSTEMS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED has submitted data every year since 2017. 1 of 9 submissions were filed after the deadline.

This company has been viewed 0 times in the last 30 days.

Last submission received on Tuesday, 24 Mar 2026 at 11:37 UTC.

Employer ID 14935
Company Number 01996687
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 6.1%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 7.5% lower than men's.

Women made up 17.8% of the highest paid quarter and 28.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.1%
Median hourly pay gap 4.5%
Men receiving bonus 96.2%
Women receiving bonus 96.1%
Mean bonus gap 8.6%
Median bonus gap 7.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 17.8%
82.2%
Upper-middle 21.5%
78.5%
Lower-middle 21.9%
78.1%
Lower quartile 28.1%
71.9%
2024 Mean pay gap 6.7%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 4.2% lower than men's.

Women made up 16.1% of the highest paid quarter and 28.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.7%
Median hourly pay gap 5.2%
Men receiving bonus 95.6%
Women receiving bonus 95.2%
Mean bonus gap 7.1%
Median bonus gap 4.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 16.1%
83.9%
Upper-middle 19.8%
80.2%
Lower-middle 23.3%
76.7%
Lower quartile 28.3%
71.7%
2023 Mean pay gap 7.1%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 3.9% lower than men's.

Women made up 14.8% of the highest paid quarter and 28.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 7.1%
Median hourly pay gap 5.1%
Men receiving bonus 96.8%
Women receiving bonus 95.8%
Mean bonus gap 7.1%
Median bonus gap 3.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 14.8%
85.2%
Upper-middle 19.2%
80.8%
Lower-middle 21.7%
78.3%
Lower quartile 28.5%
71.5%
2022 Mean pay gap 7.3%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 5.5% lower than men's.

Women made up 13.7% of the highest paid quarter and 28.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 7.3%
Median hourly pay gap 7.3%
Men receiving bonus 88.6%
Women receiving bonus 88.9%
Mean bonus gap 7.8%
Median bonus gap 5.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 13.7%
86.3%
Upper-middle 17.2%
82.8%
Lower-middle 23.0%
77.0%
Lower quartile 28.5%
71.5%
2021 Mean pay gap 8.4%

In this organisation, women earned 92p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 10.6% lower than men's.

Women made up 12.1% of the highest paid quarter and 29.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 8.4%
Median hourly pay gap 8.4%
Men receiving bonus 84.6%
Women receiving bonus 85.0%
Mean bonus gap 9.7%
Median bonus gap 10.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 12.1%
87.9%
Upper-middle 17.4%
82.6%
Lower-middle 23.0%
77.0%
Lower quartile 29.2%
70.8%
2020 Mean pay gap 8.2%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 12.2% lower than men's.

Women made up 11.3% of the highest paid quarter and 28.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 8.2%
Median hourly pay gap 7.0%
Men receiving bonus 88.7%
Women receiving bonus 88.6%
Mean bonus gap 10.0%
Median bonus gap 12.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 11.3%
88.7%
Upper-middle 19.1%
80.9%
Lower-middle 22.1%
77.9%
Lower quartile 28.3%
71.7%
2019 Mean pay gap 9.6%

In this organisation, women earned 92p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 13.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 10.0% of the highest paid quarter and 31.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 9.6%
Median hourly pay gap 7.9%
Men receiving bonus 88.0%
Women receiving bonus 90.0%
Mean bonus gap 13.7%
Median bonus gap 13.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 10.0%
90.0%
Upper-middle 19.0%
81.0%
Lower-middle 22.0%
78.0%
Lower quartile 31.0%
69.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 9.6%

In this organisation, women earned 92p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 11.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 9.0% of the highest paid quarter and 31.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 9.6%
Median hourly pay gap 8.0%
Men receiving bonus 89.0%
Women receiving bonus 91.0%
Mean bonus gap 8.8%
Median bonus gap 11.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 9.0%
91.0%
Upper-middle 18.0%
82.0%
Lower-middle 23.0%
77.0%
Lower quartile 31.0%
69.0%
2017 Mean pay gap 9.8% Late submission

In this organisation, women earned 92p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 9.6% lower than men's.

Women made up 9.0% of the highest paid quarter and 29.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 9.8%
Median hourly pay gap 7.8%
Men receiving bonus 89.0%
Women receiving bonus 90.0%
Mean bonus gap 7.3%
Median bonus gap 9.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 9.0%
91.0%
Upper-middle 18.0%
82.0%
Lower-middle 22.0%
78.0%
Lower quartile 29.0%
71.0%