County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service

County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Wednesday, 18 Mar 2026 at 15:17 UTC.

Employer ID 4326
Company Number N/A
Employer Size 500 to 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 4.8%

In this organisation, women earned 97p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 19.1% of the highest paid quarter and 38.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 4.8%
Median hourly pay gap 2.7%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 19.1%
80.9%
Upper-middle 10.9%
89.1%
Lower-middle 14.3%
85.7%
Lower quartile 38.4%
61.6%
2024 Mean pay gap 5.5%

In this organisation, women earned 97p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 17.0% of the highest paid quarter and 36.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.5%
Median hourly pay gap 2.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 17.0%
83.0%
Upper-middle 10.2%
89.8%
Lower-middle 14.3%
85.7%
Lower quartile 36.7%
63.3%
2023 Mean pay gap 2.8%

In this organisation, women earned 97p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 18.4% of the highest paid quarter and 36.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.8%
Median hourly pay gap 2.7%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 18.4%
81.6%
Upper-middle 10.2%
89.8%
Lower-middle 10.9%
89.1%
Lower quartile 36.7%
63.3%
2022 Mean pay gap 5.1%

In this organisation, women earned 97p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 15.2% of the highest paid quarter and 34.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.1%
Median hourly pay gap 2.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 15.2%
84.8%
Upper-middle 11.3%
88.7%
Lower-middle 9.9%
90.1%
Lower quartile 34.2%
65.8%
2021 Mean pay gap 6.1%

In this organisation, women earned 97p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 15.4% of the highest paid quarter and 35.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.1%
Median hourly pay gap 2.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 15.4%
84.6%
Upper-middle 14.1%
85.9%
Lower-middle 5.8%
94.2%
Lower quartile 35.1%
64.9%
2020 Mean pay gap 8.7%

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

Women made up 15.9% of the highest paid quarter and 36.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 8.7%
Median hourly pay gap 4.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 15.9%
84.1%
Upper-middle 7.9%
92.1%
Lower-middle 6.7%
93.3%
Lower quartile 36.0%
64.0%
2019 Mean pay gap 9.8%

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

Women made up 14.8% of the highest paid quarter and 33.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 9.8%
Median hourly pay gap 4.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 14.8%
85.2%
Upper-middle 9.2%
90.8%
Lower-middle 4.2%
95.8%
Lower quartile 33.3%
66.7%
2018 Mean pay gap 9.0%

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

Women made up 15.0% of the highest paid quarter and 28.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 9.0%
Median hourly pay gap 2.4%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 15.0%
85.0%
Upper-middle 10.0%
90.0%
Lower-middle 5.0%
95.0%
Lower quartile 28.0%
72.0%
2017 Mean pay gap 6.6%

In this organisation, women earned 97p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 12.6% of the highest paid quarter and 23.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.6%
Median hourly pay gap 2.6%
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 12.6%
87.4%
Upper-middle 9.7%
90.3%
Lower-middle 7.6%
92.4%
Lower quartile 23.6%
76.4%