Dorset County Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust

Dorset County Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust has submitted data every year since 2017. 1 of 9 submissions were filed after the deadline.

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Last submission received on Wednesday, 25 Mar 2026 at 15:08 UTC.

Employer ID 4215
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 19.3%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 30.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 65.0% of the highest paid quarter and 72.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 19.3%
Median hourly pay gap 1.6%
Men receiving bonus 3.3%
Women receiving bonus 0.3%
Mean bonus gap -5.5%
Median bonus gap 30.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 65.0%
35.0%
Upper-middle 81.7%
18.4%
Lower-middle 77.5%
22.5%
Lower quartile 72.0%
27.9%
2024 Mean pay gap 18.9%

In this organisation, women earned £1.01 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 48.5% lower than men's.

Women made up 65.9% of the highest paid quarter and 73.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 18.9%
Median hourly pay gap -1.4%
Men receiving bonus 3.4%
Women receiving bonus 0.3%
Mean bonus gap 1.9%
Median bonus gap 48.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 65.9%
34.1%
Upper-middle 83.7%
16.3%
Lower-middle 74.7%
25.3%
Lower quartile 73.2%
26.8%
2023 Mean pay gap 21.0%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 34.6% lower than men's.

Women made up 75.0% of the highest paid quarter and 68.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 21.0%
Median hourly pay gap 5.5%
Men receiving bonus 4.4%
Women receiving bonus 0.4%
Mean bonus gap 5.2%
Median bonus gap 34.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 75.0%
25.0%
Upper-middle 79.0%
21.0%
Lower-middle 82.0%
18.0%
Lower quartile 68.0%
32.0%
2022 Mean pay gap 25.0%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 67.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 67.0% of the highest paid quarter and 76.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 25.0%
Median hourly pay gap 8.0%
Men receiving bonus 5.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.4%
Mean bonus gap 22.0%
Median bonus gap 67.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 67.0%
33.0%
Upper-middle 82.0%
18.0%
Lower-middle 81.0%
19.0%
Lower quartile 76.0%
24.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 26.0%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 38.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 67.0% of the highest paid quarter and 79.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 26.0%
Median hourly pay gap 9.0%
Men receiving bonus 6.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.5%
Mean bonus gap 21.0%
Median bonus gap 38.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 67.0%
33.0%
Upper-middle 83.0%
17.0%
Lower-middle 80.0%
20.0%
Lower quartile 79.0%
21.0%
2020 Mean pay gap 31.0% Late submission

In this organisation, women earned 78p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 50.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 61.0% of the highest paid quarter and 83.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 31.0%
Median hourly pay gap 22.0%
Men receiving bonus 6.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.5%
Mean bonus gap 31.0%
Median bonus gap 50.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 61.0%
39.0%
Upper-middle 87.0%
13.0%
Lower-middle 82.0%
18.0%
Lower quartile 83.0%
17.0%
2019 Mean pay gap 29.1%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 66.7% lower than men's.

Women made up 65.4% of the highest paid quarter and 77.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 29.1%
Median hourly pay gap 10.7%
Men receiving bonus 0.6%
Women receiving bonus 0.5%
Mean bonus gap 23.2%
Median bonus gap 66.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 65.4%
34.6%
Upper-middle 85.4%
14.6%
Lower-middle 83.3%
16.7%
Lower quartile 77.6%
22.4%
2018 Mean pay gap 30.1%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 41.2% lower than men's.

Women made up 64.8% of the highest paid quarter and 77.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 30.1%
Median hourly pay gap 7.9%
Men receiving bonus 7.4%
Women receiving bonus 0.5%
Mean bonus gap 8.1%
Median bonus gap 41.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 64.8%
35.2%
Upper-middle 85.5%
14.5%
Lower-middle 81.1%
18.9%
Lower quartile 77.7%
22.3%
2017 Mean pay gap 31.5%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 66.7% lower than men's.

Women made up 33.5% of the highest paid quarter and 78.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 31.5%
Median hourly pay gap 8.1%
Men receiving bonus 10.1%
Women receiving bonus 0.7%
Mean bonus gap 14.6%
Median bonus gap 66.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 33.5%
66.5%
Upper-middle 86.9%
13.1%
Lower-middle 82.7%
17.3%
Lower quartile 78.4%
21.6%