Chelmsford City Council

Chelmsford City Council has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Monday, 2 Feb 2026 at 13:54 UTC.

Employer ID 3142
Company Number N/A
Employer Size 500 to 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 0.8%

In this organisation, women earned £1.06 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 46.9% of the highest paid quarter and 40.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 0.8%
Median hourly pay gap -5.6%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 46.9%
53.1%
Upper-middle 60.5%
39.5%
Lower-middle 38.2%
61.8%
Lower quartile 40.7%
59.3%
2024 Mean pay gap 3.2%

In this organisation, women earned £1.06 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 44.4% of the highest paid quarter and 43.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 3.2%
Median hourly pay gap -5.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 44.4%
55.6%
Upper-middle 54.3%
45.7%
Lower-middle 40.8%
59.2%
Lower quartile 43.9%
56.1%
2023 Mean pay gap 2.2%

In this organisation, women earned £1.03 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 50.9% of the highest paid quarter and 58.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.2%
Median hourly pay gap -3.1%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 50.9%
49.1%
Upper-middle 56.9%
43.1%
Lower-middle 37.1%
62.9%
Lower quartile 58.1%
41.9%
2022 Mean pay gap 2.2%

In this organisation, women earned £1.05 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 51.6% of the highest paid quarter and 57.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.2%
Median hourly pay gap -4.6%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 51.6%
48.4%
Upper-middle 50.5%
49.5%
Lower-middle 38.6%
61.4%
Lower quartile 57.4%
42.6%
2021 Mean pay gap 2.6%

In this organisation, women earned £1.05 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 45.3% of the highest paid quarter and 44.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.6%
Median hourly pay gap -4.6%
Men receiving bonus 0.2%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%
Mean bonus gap 100.0%
Median bonus gap 100.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 45.3%
54.7%
Upper-middle 49.6%
50.4%
Lower-middle 39.5%
60.5%
Lower quartile 44.2%
55.8%
2020 Mean pay gap 0.9%

In this organisation, women earned £1.06 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 51.9% of the highest paid quarter and 54.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 0.9%
Median hourly pay gap -5.6%
Men receiving bonus 0.2%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%
Mean bonus gap 100.0%
Median bonus gap 100.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 51.9%
48.1%
Upper-middle 52.9%
47.1%
Lower-middle 40.3%
59.7%
Lower quartile 54.4%
45.6%
2019 Mean pay gap 1.0%

In this organisation, women earned £1.04 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 53.0% of the highest paid quarter and 56.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 1.0%
Median hourly pay gap -3.7%
Men receiving bonus 0.2%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%
Mean bonus gap 100.0%
Median bonus gap 100.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 53.0%
47.0%
Upper-middle 50.0%
50.0%
Lower-middle 41.0%
59.0%
Lower quartile 56.0%
44.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 1.0%

In this organisation, women earned £1.05 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 52.5% of the highest paid quarter and 55.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 1.0%
Median hourly pay gap -4.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.2%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%
Mean bonus gap 100.0%
Median bonus gap 100.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 52.5%
47.5%
Upper-middle 52.2%
47.8%
Lower-middle 39.4%
60.6%
Lower quartile 55.7%
44.3%
2017 Mean pay gap 2.5%

In this organisation, women earned £1.05 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 50.2% of the highest paid quarter and 54.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.5%
Median hourly pay gap -5.1%
Men receiving bonus 0.2%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%
Mean bonus gap 100.0%
Median bonus gap 100.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 50.2%
49.8%
Upper-middle 51.1%
48.9%
Lower-middle 37.5%
62.5%
Lower quartile 54.8%
45.2%