Cheshire East Council

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

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Last submission received on Thursday, 19 Mar 2026 at 10:40 UTC.

Employer ID 3167
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 7.6%

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

Women made up 67.5% of the highest paid quarter and 77.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 7.6%
Median hourly pay gap 0.0%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 67.5%
32.5%
Upper-middle 77.9%
22.1%
Lower-middle 75.2%
24.8%
Lower quartile 77.9%
22.1%
2024 Mean pay gap 10.2%

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

Women made up 73.0% of the highest paid quarter and 74.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 10.2%
Median hourly pay gap 8.3%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 73.0%
27.0%
Upper-middle 71.0%
29.0%
Lower-middle 90.0%
10.0%
Lower quartile 74.0%
26.0%
2023 Mean pay gap 11.4%

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

Women made up 66.7% of the highest paid quarter and 83.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.4%
Median hourly pay gap 8.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 66.7%
33.3%
Upper-middle 76.4%
23.6%
Lower-middle 76.0%
24.0%
Lower quartile 83.3%
16.7%
2022 Mean pay gap 12.9%

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

Women made up 67.0% of the highest paid quarter and 83.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.9%
Median hourly pay gap 11.1%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 67.0%
33.0%
Upper-middle 76.0%
24.0%
Lower-middle 78.4%
21.6%
Lower quartile 83.5%
16.5%
2021 Mean pay gap 13.8%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 20.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 66.8% of the highest paid quarter and 84.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 13.8%
Median hourly pay gap 14.1%
Men receiving bonus 2.3%
Women receiving bonus 0.9%
Mean bonus gap 11.9%
Median bonus gap 20.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 66.8%
33.2%
Upper-middle 76.5%
23.5%
Lower-middle 77.1%
22.9%
Lower quartile 84.4%
15.6%
2020 Mean pay gap 12.8%

In this organisation, women earned 90p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 20.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 66.9% of the highest paid quarter and 83.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.8%
Median hourly pay gap 10.5%
Men receiving bonus 2.0%
Women receiving bonus 1.0%
Mean bonus gap 12.0%
Median bonus gap 20.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 66.9%
33.1%
Upper-middle 76.1%
23.9%
Lower-middle 77.8%
22.2%
Lower quartile 83.6%
16.4%
2019 Mean pay gap 14.5%

In this organisation, women earned 87p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 66.3% of the highest paid quarter and 84.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 14.5%
Median hourly pay gap 12.7%
Men receiving bonus 2.5%
Women receiving bonus 1.3%
Mean bonus gap -0.6%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 66.3%
33.7%
Upper-middle 75.7%
24.3%
Lower-middle 76.3%
23.7%
Lower quartile 84.3%
15.7%
2018 Mean pay gap 13.7%

In this organisation, women earned 87p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 48.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 67.4% of the highest paid quarter and 81.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 13.7%
Median hourly pay gap 12.7%
Men receiving bonus 3.3%
Women receiving bonus 1.7%
Mean bonus gap 15.8%
Median bonus gap 48.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 67.4%
32.6%
Upper-middle 75.5%
24.5%
Lower-middle 78.3%
21.7%
Lower quartile 81.1%
18.9%
2017 Mean pay gap 14.3%

In this organisation, women earned 87p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 60.0% higher than men's.

Women made up 67.0% of the highest paid quarter and 81.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 14.3%
Median hourly pay gap 13.4%
Men receiving bonus 3.5%
Women receiving bonus 1.8%
Mean bonus gap -35.0%
Median bonus gap -60.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 67.0%
33.0%
Upper-middle 77.0%
23.0%
Lower-middle 81.0%
19.0%
Lower quartile 81.0%
19.0%