Swansea Council

Swansea Council has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 8 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Tuesday, 17 Mar 2026 at 12:18 UTC.

Employer ID 16956
Company Number N/A
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 0.9%

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

Women made up 60.1% of the highest paid quarter and 28.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 0.9%
Median hourly pay gap 3.3%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 60.1%
39.9%
Upper-middle 45.2%
54.8%
Lower-middle 41.5%
58.5%
Lower quartile 28.9%
71.1%
2024 Mean pay gap 2.4%

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

Women made up 57.9% of the highest paid quarter and 34.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.4%
Median hourly pay gap 3.5%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 57.9%
42.1%
Upper-middle 48.0%
52.0%
Lower-middle 48.0%
52.0%
Lower quartile 34.1%
65.9%
2023 Mean pay gap 2.0%

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

Women made up 71.0% of the highest paid quarter and 34.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.0%
Median hourly pay gap 3.7%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 71.0%
29.0%
Upper-middle 39.0%
61.0%
Lower-middle 31.0%
69.0%
Lower quartile 34.0%
66.0%
2022 Mean pay gap 5.6%

In this organisation, women earned 87p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 58.0% of the highest paid quarter and 30.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.6%
Median hourly pay gap 12.6%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 58.0%
42.0%
Upper-middle 47.0%
53.0%
Lower-middle 36.0%
64.0%
Lower quartile 30.0%
70.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 6.3%

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

Women made up 58.0% of the highest paid quarter and 27.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.3%
Median hourly pay gap 13.6%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 58.0%
42.0%
Upper-middle 43.0%
57.0%
Lower-middle 36.0%
64.0%
Lower quartile 27.0%
73.0%
2020 Mean pay gap 5.9%

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

Women made up 54.0% of the highest paid quarter and 29.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.9%
Median hourly pay gap 11.2%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 54.0%
46.0%
Upper-middle 25.0%
75.0%
Lower-middle 50.0%
50.0%
Lower quartile 29.0%
71.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 11.1%

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

Women made up 54.0% of the highest paid quarter and 76.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.1%
Median hourly pay gap 7.3%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 54.0%
46.0%
Upper-middle 60.0%
40.0%
Lower-middle 60.0%
40.0%
Lower quartile 76.0%
24.0%
2017 Mean pay gap 10.9%

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

Women made up 54.8% of the highest paid quarter and 30.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 10.9%
Median hourly pay gap 11.5%
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 54.8%
45.2%
Upper-middle 32.7%
67.3%
Lower-middle 44.4%
55.6%
Lower quartile 30.6%
69.4%