DS SMITH PACKAGING LIMITED

DS SMITH PACKAGING LIMITED has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Tuesday, 31 Mar 2026 at 07:08 UTC.

Employer ID 4277
Company Number 00630681
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 -6.9%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 173.8% higher than men's.

Women made up 27.9% of the highest paid quarter and 25.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -6.9%
Median hourly pay gap -1.6%
Men receiving bonus 58.6%
Women receiving bonus 56.1%
Mean bonus gap -40.8%
Median bonus gap -173.8%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 27.9%
72.1%
Upper-middle 13.4%
86.6%
Lower-middle 9.2%
90.8%
Lower quartile 25.6%
74.4%
2024 Mean pay gap -8.2%

In this organisation, women earned 99p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 47.4% higher than men's.

Women made up 26.8% of the highest paid quarter and 24.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -8.2%
Median hourly pay gap 1.1%
Men receiving bonus 54.3%
Women receiving bonus 47.9%
Mean bonus gap -48.1%
Median bonus gap -47.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 26.8%
73.2%
Upper-middle 14.8%
85.2%
Lower-middle 9.4%
90.6%
Lower quartile 24.2%
75.8%
2023 Mean pay gap -6.7%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 28.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 24.7% of the highest paid quarter and 23.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -6.7%
Median hourly pay gap 2.4%
Men receiving bonus 52.6%
Women receiving bonus 44.7%
Mean bonus gap -42.9%
Median bonus gap 28.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 24.7%
75.3%
Upper-middle 13.6%
86.4%
Lower-middle 10.4%
89.6%
Lower quartile 23.4%
76.6%
2022 Mean pay gap -3.5%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 50.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 18.2% of the highest paid quarter and 30.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -3.5%
Median hourly pay gap 4.0%
Men receiving bonus 58.4%
Women receiving bonus 53.8%
Mean bonus gap -29.1%
Median bonus gap 50.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 18.2%
81.8%
Upper-middle 10.6%
89.4%
Lower-middle 16.1%
83.9%
Lower quartile 30.3%
69.7%
2021 Mean pay gap 1.9%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 60.4% lower than men's.

Women made up 15.6% of the highest paid quarter and 28.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 1.9%
Median hourly pay gap 9.1%
Men receiving bonus 38.7%
Women receiving bonus 27.4%
Mean bonus gap 30.1%
Median bonus gap 60.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 15.6%
84.4%
Upper-middle 11.1%
88.9%
Lower-middle 13.2%
86.8%
Lower quartile 28.6%
71.4%
2020 Mean pay gap 5.3%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 73.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 14.2% of the highest paid quarter and 29.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.3%
Median hourly pay gap 8.4%
Men receiving bonus 43.6%
Women receiving bonus 35.4%
Mean bonus gap 13.9%
Median bonus gap 73.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 14.2%
85.8%
Upper-middle 12.5%
87.5%
Lower-middle 10.6%
89.4%
Lower quartile 29.1%
70.9%
2019 Mean pay gap 7.3%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 68.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 16.0% of the highest paid quarter and 29.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 7.3%
Median hourly pay gap 8.8%
Men receiving bonus 48.8%
Women receiving bonus 39.4%
Mean bonus gap 25.7%
Median bonus gap 68.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 16.0%
84.0%
Upper-middle 13.0%
87.0%
Lower-middle 9.9%
90.1%
Lower quartile 29.0%
71.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 9.0%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 32.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 12.3% of the highest paid quarter and 26.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 9.0%
Median hourly pay gap 10.3%
Men receiving bonus 55.7%
Women receiving bonus 43.3%
Mean bonus gap 37.4%
Median bonus gap 32.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 12.3%
87.7%
Upper-middle 9.8%
90.2%
Lower-middle 11.4%
88.6%
Lower quartile 26.5%
73.5%
2017 Mean pay gap 10.6%

In this organisation, women earned 89p 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 11.8% of the highest paid quarter and 26.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 10.6%
Median hourly pay gap 11.1%
Men receiving bonus 55.9%
Women receiving bonus 45.0%
Mean bonus gap 39.5%
Median bonus gap 10.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 11.8%
88.2%
Upper-middle 10.3%
89.7%
Lower-middle 10.1%
89.9%
Lower quartile 26.8%
73.2%