COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED

COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED has submitted data every year since 2017. 1 of 8 submissions were filed after the deadline.

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Last submission received on Thursday, 19 Feb 2026 at 11:24 UTC.

Employer ID 164
Company Number 07195160
Employer Size 5000 to 19,999
Years Submitted
20172018202020212022202320242025

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 12.5%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 15.6% lower than men's.

Women made up 14.0% of the highest paid quarter and 33.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.5%
Median hourly pay gap 9.2%
Men receiving bonus 96.0%
Women receiving bonus 96.0%
Mean bonus gap 51.6%
Median bonus gap 15.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 14.0%
86.0%
Upper-middle 22.0%
78.0%
Lower-middle 24.0%
76.0%
Lower quartile 33.0%
67.0%
2024 Mean pay gap 13.4%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 15.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 14.0% of the highest paid quarter and 33.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 13.4%
Median hourly pay gap 10.5%
Men receiving bonus 97.0%
Women receiving bonus 98.0%
Mean bonus gap 48.6%
Median bonus gap 15.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 14.0%
86.0%
Upper-middle 21.0%
79.0%
Lower-middle 25.0%
75.0%
Lower quartile 33.0%
67.0%
2023 Mean pay gap 15.0%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 20.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 13.0% of the highest paid quarter and 35.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 15.0%
Median hourly pay gap 11.5%
Men receiving bonus 92.0%
Women receiving bonus 89.0%
Mean bonus gap 55.5%
Median bonus gap 20.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 13.0%
87.0%
Upper-middle 20.0%
80.0%
Lower-middle 25.0%
75.0%
Lower quartile 35.0%
65.0%
2022 Mean pay gap 16.2%

In this organisation, women earned 89p 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 12.0% of the highest paid quarter and 35.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 16.2%
Median hourly pay gap 11.5%
Men receiving bonus 90.0%
Women receiving bonus 85.0%
Mean bonus gap 48.2%
Median bonus gap 19.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 12.0%
88.0%
Upper-middle 20.0%
80.0%
Lower-middle 23.0%
77.0%
Lower quartile 35.0%
65.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 13.1%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 10.8% lower than men's.

Women made up 12.0% of the highest paid quarter and 27.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 13.1%
Median hourly pay gap 8.0%
Men receiving bonus 94.0%
Women receiving bonus 86.0%
Mean bonus gap 47.0%
Median bonus gap 10.8%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 12.0%
88.0%
Upper-middle 19.0%
81.0%
Lower-middle 19.0%
81.0%
Lower quartile 27.0%
73.0%
2020 Mean pay gap 11.0%

In this organisation, women earned 94p 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 13.0% of the highest paid quarter and 25.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.0%
Median hourly pay gap 6.0%
Men receiving bonus 92.0%
Women receiving bonus 90.0%
Mean bonus gap 47.7%
Median bonus gap 10.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 13.0%
87.0%
Upper-middle 15.0%
85.0%
Lower-middle 19.0%
81.0%
Lower quartile 25.0%
75.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 16.4%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 11.5% lower than men's.

Women made up 11.0% of the highest paid quarter and 27.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 16.4%
Median hourly pay gap 11.2%
Men receiving bonus 88.0%
Women receiving bonus 85.0%
Mean bonus gap 44.4%
Median bonus gap 11.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 11.0%
89.0%
Upper-middle 15.0%
85.0%
Lower-middle 16.0%
84.0%
Lower quartile 27.0%
73.0%
2017 Mean pay gap 17.9% Late submission

In this organisation, women earned 88p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 14.2% lower than men's.

Women made up 11.0% of the highest paid quarter and 27.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 17.9%
Median hourly pay gap 11.6%
Men receiving bonus 88.0%
Women receiving bonus 85.0%
Mean bonus gap 44.1%
Median bonus gap 14.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 11.0%
89.0%
Upper-middle 15.0%
85.0%
Lower-middle 17.0%
83.0%
Lower quartile 27.0%
73.0%