Dorset Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust

Dorset Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust has submitted data every year since 2017. 3 of 8 submissions were filed after the deadline.

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Last submission received on Tuesday, 17 Mar 2026 at 16:45 UTC.

Employer ID 4217
Company Number N/A
Employer Size 5000 to 19,999
Years Submitted
20172018202020212022202320242025

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 11.3%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 10.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 77.8% of the highest paid quarter and 85.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.3%
Median hourly pay gap 1.9%
Men receiving bonus 0.9%
Women receiving bonus 0.2%
Mean bonus gap 25.7%
Median bonus gap 10.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 77.8%
22.2%
Upper-middle 84.8%
15.2%
Lower-middle 80.0%
20.0%
Lower quartile 85.8%
14.2%
2024 Mean pay gap 11.8%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 24.5% lower than men's.

Women made up 77.4% of the highest paid quarter and 85.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.8%
Median hourly pay gap 1.9%
Men receiving bonus 50.0%
Women receiving bonus 50.0%
Mean bonus gap 24.4%
Median bonus gap 24.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 77.4%
22.6%
Upper-middle 85.3%
14.7%
Lower-middle 79.9%
20.1%
Lower quartile 85.9%
14.1%
2023 Mean pay gap 13.1%

In this organisation, women earned 95p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 25.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 77.8% of the highest paid quarter and 86.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 13.1%
Median hourly pay gap 4.6%
Men receiving bonus 0.9%
Women receiving bonus 0.2%
Mean bonus gap 25.2%
Median bonus gap 25.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 77.8%
22.2%
Upper-middle 85.3%
14.7%
Lower-middle 80.7%
19.3%
Lower quartile 86.7%
13.3%
2022 Mean pay gap 13.8% Late submission

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

Women's median bonus pay was 9.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 77.8% of the highest paid quarter and 85.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 13.8%
Median hourly pay gap 6.3%
Men receiving bonus 0.9%
Women receiving bonus 0.2%
Mean bonus gap 16.9%
Median bonus gap 9.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 77.8%
22.2%
Upper-middle 85.6%
14.4%
Lower-middle 82.0%
18.0%
Lower quartile 85.9%
14.1%
2021 Mean pay gap 14.8% Late submission

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

Women's median bonus pay was 19.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 77.3% of the highest paid quarter and 87.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 14.8%
Median hourly pay gap 8.7%
Men receiving bonus 1.2%
Women receiving bonus 0.2%
Mean bonus gap 34.0%
Median bonus gap 19.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 77.3%
22.7%
Upper-middle 84.8%
15.2%
Lower-middle 80.3%
19.7%
Lower quartile 87.2%
12.8%
2020 Mean pay gap 14.1% Late submission

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

Women's median bonus pay was 42.9% lower than men's.

Women made up 76.8% of the highest paid quarter and 85.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 14.1%
Median hourly pay gap 8.0%
Men receiving bonus 1.3%
Women receiving bonus 0.3%
Mean bonus gap 42.7%
Median bonus gap 42.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 76.8%
23.2%
Upper-middle 86.3%
13.7%
Lower-middle 82.1%
17.9%
Lower quartile 85.2%
14.8%
2018 Mean pay gap 16.4%

In this organisation, women earned 94p 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 77.6% of the highest paid quarter and 85.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 16.4%
Median hourly pay gap 6.5%
Men receiving bonus 2.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.3%
Mean bonus gap 54.5%
Median bonus gap 50.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 77.6%
22.4%
Upper-middle 84.9%
15.1%
Lower-middle 82.6%
17.4%
Lower quartile 85.9%
14.1%
2017 Mean pay gap 19.1%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 45.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 77.4% of the highest paid quarter and 86.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 19.1%
Median hourly pay gap 6.6%
Men receiving bonus 2.1%
Women receiving bonus 0.3%
Mean bonus gap 49.5%
Median bonus gap 45.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 77.4%
22.6%
Upper-middle 84.8%
15.2%
Lower-middle 82.2%
17.8%
Lower quartile 86.7%
13.3%