Darlington Borough Council

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

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Last submission received on Tuesday, 3 Mar 2026 at 17:50 UTC.

Employer ID 3907
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 3.0%

In this organisation, women earned £1.00 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 62.1% of the highest paid quarter and 68.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 3.0%
Median hourly pay gap -0.2%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 62.1%
37.9%
Upper-middle 63.9%
36.1%
Lower-middle 56.1%
43.9%
Lower quartile 68.7%
31.3%
2024 Mean pay gap 3.3%

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

Women made up 61.7% of the highest paid quarter and 70.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 3.3%
Median hourly pay gap 0.3%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 61.7%
38.3%
Upper-middle 64.3%
35.7%
Lower-middle 55.5%
44.5%
Lower quartile 70.3%
29.7%
2023 Mean pay gap 4.6%

In this organisation, women earned £1.02 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 60.6% of the highest paid quarter and 71.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 4.6%
Median hourly pay gap -1.7%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 60.6%
39.4%
Upper-middle 65.7%
34.3%
Lower-middle 53.4%
46.6%
Lower quartile 71.3%
28.7%
2022 Mean pay gap 5.3%

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

Women made up 61.4% of the highest paid quarter and 72.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.3%
Median hourly pay gap 0.3%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 61.4%
38.6%
Upper-middle 64.1%
35.9%
Lower-middle 55.8%
44.2%
Lower quartile 72.6%
27.4%
2021 Mean pay gap 5.6%

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

Women made up 59.2% of the highest paid quarter and 74.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

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

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 59.2%
40.8%
Upper-middle 69.7%
30.3%
Lower-middle 51.7%
48.3%
Lower quartile 74.7%
25.3%
2020 Mean pay gap 4.8%

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

Women made up 62.0% of the highest paid quarter and 71.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 4.8%
Median hourly pay gap 2.5%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 62.0%
38.0%
Upper-middle 64.1%
35.9%
Lower-middle 57.1%
42.9%
Lower quartile 71.4%
28.6%
2019 Mean pay gap 3.7%

In this organisation, women earned 96p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 60.5% of the highest paid quarter and 73.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 3.7%
Median hourly pay gap 4.4%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 60.5%
39.5%
Upper-middle 61.0%
39.0%
Lower-middle 56.5%
43.5%
Lower quartile 73.4%
26.6%
2018 Mean pay gap 4.3%

In this organisation, women earned 94p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 58.7% of the highest paid quarter and 73.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 4.3%
Median hourly pay gap 6.3%
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 58.7%
41.3%
Upper-middle 61.7%
38.3%
Lower-middle 54.9%
45.1%
Lower quartile 73.2%
26.8%
2017 Mean pay gap 7.6%

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

Women made up 56.7% of the highest paid quarter and 75.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 7.6%
Median hourly pay gap 10.8%
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 56.7%
43.3%
Upper-middle 61.0%
39.0%
Lower-middle 54.5%
45.5%
Lower quartile 75.4%
24.6%