THE BRITISH LIBRARY TRUST

THE BRITISH LIBRARY TRUST has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Monday, 30 Mar 2026 at 11:14 UTC.

Employer ID 256
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 1.7%

In this organisation, women earned 98p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 54.0% of the highest paid quarter and 59.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 1.7%
Median hourly pay gap 1.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 54.0%
46.0%
Upper-middle 57.0%
43.0%
Lower-middle 56.0%
44.0%
Lower quartile 59.0%
41.0%
2024 Mean pay gap 2.9%

In this organisation, women earned 100p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 100.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 55.0% of the highest paid quarter and 56.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.9%
Median hourly pay gap 0.2%
Men receiving bonus 0.3%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%
Mean bonus gap 100.0%
Median bonus gap 100.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 55.0%
45.0%
Upper-middle 56.0%
44.0%
Lower-middle 57.0%
43.0%
Lower quartile 56.0%
44.0%
2023 Mean pay gap 2.0%

In this organisation, women and men earned the same median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 100.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 54.0% of the highest paid quarter and 56.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.0%
Median hourly pay gap 0.0%
Men receiving bonus 0.3%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%
Mean bonus gap 100.0%
Median bonus gap 100.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 54.0%
46.0%
Upper-middle 58.0%
42.0%
Lower-middle 57.0%
43.0%
Lower quartile 56.0%
44.0%
2022 Mean pay gap 2.3%

In this organisation, women earned 100p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 100.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 54.3% of the highest paid quarter and 58.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.3%
Median hourly pay gap 0.2%
Men receiving bonus 100.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%
Mean bonus gap 100.0%
Median bonus gap 100.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 54.3%
45.7%
Upper-middle 54.7%
45.3%
Lower-middle 54.9%
45.1%
Lower quartile 58.5%
41.5%
2021 Mean pay gap 2.3%

In this organisation, women earned 98p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 52.0% of the highest paid quarter and 54.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.3%
Median hourly pay gap 1.9%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 52.0%
48.0%
Upper-middle 63.0%
37.0%
Lower-middle 57.0%
43.0%
Lower quartile 54.0%
46.0%
2020 Mean pay gap 5.1%

In this organisation, women earned 98p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 100.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 50.0% of the highest paid quarter and 60.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.1%
Median hourly pay gap 1.9%
Men receiving bonus 0.3%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%
Mean bonus gap 100.0%
Median bonus gap 100.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 50.0%
50.0%
Upper-middle 57.0%
43.0%
Lower-middle 55.0%
45.0%
Lower quartile 60.0%
40.0%
2019 Mean pay gap 5.9%

In this organisation, women earned 98p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 98.2% lower than men's.

Women made up 50.0% of the highest paid quarter and 60.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.9%
Median hourly pay gap 2.0%
Men receiving bonus 0.3%
Women receiving bonus 0.1%
Mean bonus gap 98.2%
Median bonus gap 98.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 50.0%
50.0%
Upper-middle 56.0%
44.0%
Lower-middle 55.0%
45.0%
Lower quartile 60.0%
40.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 3.9%

In this organisation, women earned 100p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 14.6% lower than men's.

Women made up 51.9% of the highest paid quarter and 58.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 3.9%
Median hourly pay gap 0.4%
Men receiving bonus 0.3%
Women receiving bonus 0.1%
Mean bonus gap 14.6%
Median bonus gap 14.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 51.9%
48.1%
Upper-middle 52.9%
47.1%
Lower-middle 54.0%
46.0%
Lower quartile 58.8%
41.2%
2017 Mean pay gap 6.2%

In this organisation, women earned 98p 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 49.9% of the highest paid quarter and 58.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.2%
Median hourly pay gap 1.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.3%
Women receiving bonus 0.1%
Mean bonus gap 25.5%
Median bonus gap 25.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 49.9%
50.1%
Upper-middle 52.0%
48.0%
Lower-middle 60.1%
39.9%
Lower quartile 58.2%
41.8%