Cherwell District Council

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

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Last submission received on Thursday, 5 Mar 2026 at 12:23 UTC.

Employer ID 3162
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 3.1%

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

Women made up 46.3% of the highest paid quarter and 39.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

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

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 46.3%
53.7%
Upper-middle 52.9%
47.1%
Lower-middle 55.9%
44.1%
Lower quartile 39.7%
60.3%
2024 Mean pay gap 5.0%

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

Women made up 46.3% of the highest paid quarter and 45.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.0%
Median hourly pay gap 0.0%
Men receiving bonus 2.0%
Women receiving bonus 3.0%
Mean bonus gap 0.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 46.3%
53.7%
Upper-middle 50.8%
49.2%
Lower-middle 51.5%
48.5%
Lower quartile 45.9%
54.1%
2023 Mean pay gap 2.5%

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

Women made up 46.0% of the highest paid quarter and 45.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.5%
Median hourly pay gap 0.0%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 46.0%
54.0%
Upper-middle 48.0%
52.0%
Lower-middle 53.2%
46.8%
Lower quartile 45.2%
54.8%
2022 Mean pay gap -1.6%

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

Women made up 47.2% of the highest paid quarter and 46.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -1.6%
Median hourly pay gap -2.9%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 47.2%
52.8%
Upper-middle 53.2%
46.8%
Lower-middle 48.0%
52.0%
Lower quartile 46.8%
53.2%
2021 Mean pay gap 0.2%

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

Women made up 44.7% of the highest paid quarter and 52.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

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

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 44.7%
55.3%
Upper-middle 53.3%
46.7%
Lower-middle 42.6%
57.4%
Lower quartile 52.0%
48.0%
2020 Mean pay gap 0.8%

In this organisation, women earned 99p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 43.8% of the highest paid quarter and 52.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 0.8%
Median hourly pay gap 1.1%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 43.8%
56.2%
Upper-middle 52.9%
47.1%
Lower-middle 45.9%
54.1%
Lower quartile 52.1%
47.9%
2019 Mean pay gap 1.9%

In this organisation, women earned 99p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 43.7% of the highest paid quarter and 58.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 1.9%
Median hourly pay gap 0.6%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 43.7%
56.3%
Upper-middle 51.6%
48.4%
Lower-middle 42.2%
57.8%
Lower quartile 58.6%
41.4%
2018 Mean pay gap 2.9%

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

Women made up 48.5% of the highest paid quarter and 56.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.9%
Median hourly pay gap 3.1%
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 48.5%
51.5%
Upper-middle 50.8%
49.2%
Lower-middle 47.7%
52.3%
Lower quartile 56.9%
43.1%
2017 Mean pay gap 3.3%

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

Women made up 48.4% of the highest paid quarter and 52.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 3.3%
Median hourly pay gap 6.9%
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 48.4%
51.6%
Upper-middle 44.5%
55.5%
Lower-middle 51.6%
48.4%
Lower quartile 52.3%
47.7%