SSE PLC

SSE PLC has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

This company has been viewed 1 time in the last 30 days.

Last submission received on Friday, 13 Jun 2025 at 12:44 UTC.

Employer ID 393
Company Number SC117119
Employer Size 5000 to 19,999
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 8.7%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 32.5% lower than men's.

Women made up 23.2% of the highest paid quarter and 39.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 8.7%
Median hourly pay gap 11.5%
Men receiving bonus 55.7%
Women receiving bonus 59.2%
Mean bonus gap 41.9%
Median bonus gap 32.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 23.2%
76.8%
Upper-middle 26.8%
73.2%
Lower-middle 32.8%
67.2%
Lower quartile 39.0%
61.0%
2024 Mean pay gap 10.5%

In this organisation, women earned 88p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 16.6% lower than men's.

Women made up 21.7% of the highest paid quarter and 40.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 10.5%
Median hourly pay gap 12.0%
Men receiving bonus 38.0%
Women receiving bonus 37.5%
Mean bonus gap 44.4%
Median bonus gap 16.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 21.7%
78.3%
Upper-middle 26.8%
73.2%
Lower-middle 30.1%
69.9%
Lower quartile 40.1%
59.9%
2023 Mean pay gap 12.1%

In this organisation, women earned 85p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 14.7% lower than men's.

Women made up 20.9% of the highest paid quarter and 41.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.1%
Median hourly pay gap 15.3%
Men receiving bonus 32.0%
Women receiving bonus 29.0%
Mean bonus gap 44.3%
Median bonus gap 14.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 20.9%
79.1%
Upper-middle 24.0%
76.0%
Lower-middle 28.7%
71.3%
Lower quartile 41.5%
58.5%
2022 Mean pay gap 13.2%

In this organisation, women earned 82p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 17.6% lower than men's.

Women made up 18.2% of the highest paid quarter and 42.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 13.2%
Median hourly pay gap 18.0%
Men receiving bonus 32.4%
Women receiving bonus 27.7%
Mean bonus gap 45.9%
Median bonus gap 17.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 18.2%
81.8%
Upper-middle 22.0%
78.0%
Lower-middle 28.8%
71.2%
Lower quartile 42.2%
57.8%
2021 Mean pay gap 16.5%

In this organisation, women earned 82p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 14.5% lower than men's.

Women made up 15.8% of the highest paid quarter and 40.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 16.5%
Median hourly pay gap 18.3%
Men receiving bonus 33.5%
Women receiving bonus 28.3%
Mean bonus gap 45.0%
Median bonus gap 14.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 15.8%
84.2%
Upper-middle 20.9%
79.1%
Lower-middle 25.0%
75.0%
Lower quartile 40.8%
59.2%
2020 Mean pay gap 17.1%

In this organisation, women earned 82p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 15.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 14.3% of the highest paid quarter and 39.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 17.1%
Median hourly pay gap 18.4%
Men receiving bonus 35.2%
Women receiving bonus 24.0%
Mean bonus gap 40.2%
Median bonus gap 15.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 14.3%
85.7%
Upper-middle 20.6%
79.4%
Lower-middle 24.9%
75.1%
Lower quartile 39.5%
60.5%
2019 Mean pay gap 21.4%

In this organisation, women earned 79p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 13.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 17.2% of the highest paid quarter and 46.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 21.4%
Median hourly pay gap 21.0%
Men receiving bonus 30.6%
Women receiving bonus 15.7%
Mean bonus gap 33.8%
Median bonus gap 13.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 17.2%
82.8%
Upper-middle 21.1%
78.9%
Lower-middle 35.7%
64.3%
Lower quartile 46.3%
53.7%
2018 Mean pay gap 21.5%

In this organisation, women earned 80p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 0.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 17.0% of the highest paid quarter and 44.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 21.5%
Median hourly pay gap 19.6%
Men receiving bonus 35.4%
Women receiving bonus 14.7%
Mean bonus gap 28.3%
Median bonus gap 0.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 17.0%
83.0%
Upper-middle 19.9%
80.1%
Lower-middle 40.1%
59.9%
Lower quartile 44.6%
55.4%
2017 Mean pay gap 22.0%

In this organisation, women earned 81p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 9.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 16.0% of the highest paid quarter and 43.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 22.0%
Median hourly pay gap 19.3%
Men receiving bonus 32.1%
Women receiving bonus 12.4%
Mean bonus gap 32.5%
Median bonus gap 9.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 16.0%
84.0%
Upper-middle 21.6%
78.4%
Lower-middle 40.7%
59.3%
Lower quartile 43.2%
56.8%