Portsmouth City Council

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

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Last submission received on Monday, 16 Mar 2026 at 09:31 UTC.

Employer ID 156
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 4.7%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 47.8% higher than men's.

Women made up 65.0% of the highest paid quarter and 71.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 4.7%
Median hourly pay gap 2.7%
Men receiving bonus 4.1%
Women receiving bonus 2.8%
Mean bonus gap 21.9%
Median bonus gap -47.8%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 65.0%
35.0%
Upper-middle 70.0%
30.0%
Lower-middle 67.0%
33.0%
Lower quartile 71.0%
29.0%
2024 Mean pay gap 5.6%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 46.2% lower than men's.

Women made up 67.0% of the highest paid quarter and 72.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.6%
Median hourly pay gap 7.1%
Men receiving bonus 4.8%
Women receiving bonus 2.8%
Mean bonus gap 22.8%
Median bonus gap 46.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 67.0%
33.0%
Upper-middle 68.0%
32.0%
Lower-middle 74.0%
26.0%
Lower quartile 72.0%
28.0%
2023 Mean pay gap 8.6%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 32.2% lower than men's.

Women made up 63.0% of the highest paid quarter and 70.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 8.6%
Median hourly pay gap 7.5%
Men receiving bonus 2.4%
Women receiving bonus 1.9%
Mean bonus gap 16.4%
Median bonus gap 32.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 63.0%
37.0%
Upper-middle 71.0%
29.0%
Lower-middle 74.0%
26.0%
Lower quartile 70.0%
30.0%
2022 Mean pay gap 9.3%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 54.8% lower than men's.

Women made up 64.0% of the highest paid quarter and 72.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 9.3%
Median hourly pay gap 13.8%
Men receiving bonus 1.7%
Women receiving bonus 2.0%
Mean bonus gap 12.6%
Median bonus gap 54.8%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 64.0%
36.0%
Upper-middle 68.0%
32.0%
Lower-middle 74.0%
26.0%
Lower quartile 72.0%
28.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 9.1%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 17.9% lower than men's.

Women made up 63.0% of the highest paid quarter and 72.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 9.1%
Median hourly pay gap 13.6%
Men receiving bonus 1.7%
Women receiving bonus 2.2%
Mean bonus gap -4.7%
Median bonus gap 17.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 63.0%
37.0%
Upper-middle 71.0%
29.0%
Lower-middle 74.0%
26.0%
Lower quartile 72.0%
28.0%
2020 Mean pay gap 11.0%

In this organisation, women earned 91p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 0.5% lower than men's.

Women made up 64.0% of the highest paid quarter and 76.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.0%
Median hourly pay gap 9.3%
Men receiving bonus 3.3%
Women receiving bonus 2.8%
Mean bonus gap 14.7%
Median bonus gap 0.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 64.0%
36.0%
Upper-middle 71.0%
29.0%
Lower-middle 76.0%
24.0%
Lower quartile 76.0%
24.0%
2019 Mean pay gap 9.6%

In this organisation, women earned 89p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 30.8% higher than men's.

Women made up 63.0% of the highest paid quarter and 72.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 9.6%
Median hourly pay gap 11.0%
Men receiving bonus 3.2%
Women receiving bonus 3.3%
Mean bonus gap -1.9%
Median bonus gap -30.8%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 63.0%
37.0%
Upper-middle 71.0%
29.0%
Lower-middle 76.0%
24.0%
Lower quartile 72.0%
28.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 9.6%

In this organisation, women earned 87p 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 9.6%
Median hourly pay gap 12.8%
Men receiving bonus 4.0%
Women receiving bonus 3.2%
Mean bonus gap 2.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 64.0%
36.0%
Upper-middle 73.0%
27.0%
Lower-middle 79.0%
21.0%
Lower quartile 75.0%
25.0%
2017 Mean pay gap 11.0%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 63.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 67.0% of the highest paid quarter and 78.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.0%
Median hourly pay gap 15.0%
Men receiving bonus 4.0%
Women receiving bonus 3.0%
Mean bonus gap 48.0%
Median bonus gap 63.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 67.0%
33.0%
Upper-middle 73.0%
27.0%
Lower-middle 80.0%
20.0%
Lower quartile 78.0%
22.0%