THE NHS CONFEDERATION

THE NHS CONFEDERATION has submitted data every year since 2018. 1 of 6 submissions were filed after the deadline.

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Last submission received on Tuesday, 31 Mar 2026 at 15:33 UTC.

Employer ID 18965
Company Number 04358614
Employer Size 250 to 499
Years Submitted
201820192020202120242025

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 11.7%

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

Women made up 67.0% of the highest paid quarter and 76.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.7%
Median hourly pay gap 8.1%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 67.0%
33.0%
Upper-middle 81.0%
19.0%
Lower-middle 73.0%
27.0%
Lower quartile 76.0%
24.0%
2024 Mean pay gap 19.2% Late submission

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

Women made up 63.0% of the highest paid quarter and 84.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 19.2%
Median hourly pay gap 10.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 63.0%
37.0%
Upper-middle 71.0%
29.0%
Lower-middle 81.0%
19.0%
Lower quartile 84.0%
16.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 16.6%

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

Women made up 64.0% of the highest paid quarter and 77.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 16.6%
Median hourly pay gap 8.0%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 64.0%
36.0%
Upper-middle 69.0%
31.0%
Lower-middle 70.0%
30.0%
Lower quartile 77.0%
23.0%
2020 Mean pay gap 15.2%

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

Women made up 67.0% of the highest paid quarter and 73.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 15.2%
Median hourly pay gap 5.1%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 67.0%
33.0%
Upper-middle 69.0%
31.0%
Lower-middle 65.0%
35.0%
Lower quartile 73.0%
27.0%
2019 Mean pay gap 19.4%

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

Women made up 62.0% of the highest paid quarter and 70.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 19.4%
Median hourly pay gap 7.4%
Men receiving bonus 8.0%
Women receiving bonus 17.0%
Mean bonus gap 1.8%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 62.0%
38.0%
Upper-middle 68.0%
32.0%
Lower-middle 75.0%
25.0%
Lower quartile 70.0%
30.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 19.0%

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

Women made up 52.0% of the highest paid quarter and 66.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 19.0%
Median hourly pay gap 9.0%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 52.0%
48.0%
Upper-middle 76.0%
24.0%
Lower-middle 72.0%
28.0%
Lower quartile 66.0%
34.0%