BAE SYSTEMS PLC

BAE SYSTEMS PLC has submitted data every year since 2017. 1 of 9 submissions were filed after the deadline.

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Last submission received on Tuesday, 24 Mar 2026 at 11:38 UTC.

Employer ID 1740
Company Number 01470151
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 8.4%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 12.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 24.0% of the highest paid quarter and 33.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 8.4%
Median hourly pay gap 6.7%
Men receiving bonus 96.2%
Women receiving bonus 96.7%
Mean bonus gap -3.5%
Median bonus gap 12.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 24.0%
76.0%
Upper-middle 23.7%
76.3%
Lower-middle 25.5%
74.5%
Lower quartile 33.9%
66.1%
2024 Mean pay gap 6.1%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 14.5% lower than men's.

Women made up 21.5% of the highest paid quarter and 34.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.1%
Median hourly pay gap 8.1%
Men receiving bonus 96.5%
Women receiving bonus 96.6%
Mean bonus gap -3.9%
Median bonus gap 14.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 21.5%
78.5%
Upper-middle 24.3%
75.7%
Lower-middle 25.8%
74.2%
Lower quartile 34.2%
65.8%
2023 Mean pay gap 5.8%

In this organisation, women earned 92p 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 21.4% of the highest paid quarter and 32.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.8%
Median hourly pay gap 7.8%
Men receiving bonus 96.3%
Women receiving bonus 96.8%
Mean bonus gap 13.2%
Median bonus gap 15.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 21.4%
78.6%
Upper-middle 21.2%
78.8%
Lower-middle 24.5%
75.5%
Lower quartile 32.7%
67.3%
2022 Mean pay gap 17.3%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 23.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 21.1% of the highest paid quarter and 45.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 17.3%
Median hourly pay gap 14.4%
Men receiving bonus 95.1%
Women receiving bonus 95.5%
Mean bonus gap 37.5%
Median bonus gap 23.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 21.1%
78.9%
Upper-middle 20.3%
79.7%
Lower-middle 22.7%
77.3%
Lower quartile 45.8%
54.2%
2021 Mean pay gap 16.0%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 25.5% lower than men's.

Women made up 20.2% of the highest paid quarter and 44.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 16.0%
Median hourly pay gap 14.1%
Men receiving bonus 94.6%
Women receiving bonus 95.6%
Mean bonus gap 33.7%
Median bonus gap 25.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 20.2%
79.8%
Upper-middle 20.1%
79.9%
Lower-middle 21.2%
78.8%
Lower quartile 44.9%
55.1%
2020 Mean pay gap 18.4%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 27.5% lower than men's.

Women made up 18.5% of the highest paid quarter and 45.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 18.4%
Median hourly pay gap 15.3%
Men receiving bonus 94.8%
Women receiving bonus 95.2%
Mean bonus gap 35.6%
Median bonus gap 27.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 18.5%
81.5%
Upper-middle 17.8%
82.2%
Lower-middle 21.3%
78.7%
Lower quartile 45.3%
54.7%
2019 Mean pay gap 17.0%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 29.9% lower than men's.

Women made up 18.0% of the highest paid quarter and 42.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 17.0%
Median hourly pay gap 14.7%
Men receiving bonus 95.0%
Women receiving bonus 97.0%
Mean bonus gap 33.9%
Median bonus gap 29.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 18.0%
82.0%
Upper-middle 17.0%
83.0%
Lower-middle 19.0%
81.0%
Lower quartile 42.0%
58.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 15.4%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 25.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 18.0% of the highest paid quarter and 41.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 15.4%
Median hourly pay gap 13.8%
Men receiving bonus 95.0%
Women receiving bonus 96.0%
Mean bonus gap 33.5%
Median bonus gap 25.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 18.0%
82.0%
Upper-middle 18.0%
82.0%
Lower-middle 19.0%
81.0%
Lower quartile 41.0%
59.0%
2017 Mean pay gap 17.3% Late submission

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

Women's median bonus pay was 27.4% lower than men's.

Women made up 16.0% of the highest paid quarter and 41.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 17.3%
Median hourly pay gap 15.6%
Men receiving bonus 94.0%
Women receiving bonus 96.0%
Mean bonus gap 33.6%
Median bonus gap 27.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 16.0%
84.0%
Upper-middle 16.0%
84.0%
Lower-middle 17.0%
83.0%
Lower quartile 41.0%
59.0%