GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA LIMITED

GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA LIMITED has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Thursday, 29 Jan 2026 at 14:16 UTC.

Employer ID 5779
Company Number 00908396
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 2.7%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 20.2% lower than men's.

Women made up 43.0% of the highest paid quarter and 54.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.7%
Median hourly pay gap 6.8%
Men receiving bonus 2.6%
Women receiving bonus 5.9%
Mean bonus gap 20.3%
Median bonus gap 20.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 43.0%
57.0%
Upper-middle 44.0%
56.0%
Lower-middle 47.0%
53.0%
Lower quartile 54.0%
46.0%
2024 Mean pay gap 3.1%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 18.9% lower than men's.

Women made up 43.0% of the highest paid quarter and 57.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 3.1%
Median hourly pay gap 5.5%
Men receiving bonus 2.9%
Women receiving bonus 5.2%
Mean bonus gap 0.2%
Median bonus gap 18.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 43.0%
57.0%
Upper-middle 46.0%
54.0%
Lower-middle 44.0%
56.0%
Lower quartile 57.0%
43.0%
2023 Mean pay gap 6.9%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 25.6% lower than men's.

Women made up 42.0% of the highest paid quarter and 58.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.9%
Median hourly pay gap 8.3%
Men receiving bonus 4.5%
Women receiving bonus 6.4%
Mean bonus gap 15.0%
Median bonus gap 25.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 42.0%
58.0%
Upper-middle 47.0%
53.0%
Lower-middle 47.0%
53.0%
Lower quartile 58.0%
42.0%
2022 Mean pay gap 7.8%

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

Women made up 41.0% of the highest paid quarter and 61.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 7.8%
Median hourly pay gap 8.7%
Men receiving bonus 85.2%
Women receiving bonus 85.7%
Mean bonus gap -5.8%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 41.0%
59.0%
Upper-middle 45.0%
55.0%
Lower-middle 47.0%
53.0%
Lower quartile 61.0%
39.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 6.5%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 25.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 40.0% of the highest paid quarter and 58.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.5%
Median hourly pay gap 5.3%
Men receiving bonus 5.2%
Women receiving bonus 8.0%
Mean bonus gap 33.5%
Median bonus gap 25.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 40.0%
60.0%
Upper-middle 45.0%
55.0%
Lower-middle 49.0%
51.0%
Lower quartile 58.0%
42.0%
2020 Mean pay gap 9.4%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 21.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 40.0% of the highest paid quarter and 63.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 9.4%
Median hourly pay gap 9.4%
Men receiving bonus 8.1%
Women receiving bonus 9.9%
Mean bonus gap 41.2%
Median bonus gap 21.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 40.0%
60.0%
Upper-middle 44.0%
56.0%
Lower-middle 49.0%
51.0%
Lower quartile 63.0%
37.0%
2019 Mean pay gap 11.0%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 2.8% lower than men's.

Women made up 37.0% of the highest paid quarter and 63.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.0%
Median hourly pay gap 4.9%
Men receiving bonus 9.1%
Women receiving bonus 11.8%
Mean bonus gap 27.5%
Median bonus gap 2.8%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 37.0%
63.0%
Upper-middle 46.0%
54.0%
Lower-middle 47.0%
53.0%
Lower quartile 63.0%
37.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 11.7%

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

Women made up 35.0% of the highest paid quarter and 61.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.7%
Median hourly pay gap 8.4%
Men receiving bonus 28.8%
Women receiving bonus 35.9%
Mean bonus gap 34.2%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 35.0%
65.0%
Upper-middle 41.0%
59.0%
Lower-middle 49.0%
51.0%
Lower quartile 61.0%
39.0%
2017 Mean pay gap 11.3%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 74.8% higher than men's.

Women made up 35.0% of the highest paid quarter and 57.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.3%
Median hourly pay gap 12.1%
Men receiving bonus 13.8%
Women receiving bonus 13.7%
Mean bonus gap -1.1%
Median bonus gap -74.8%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 35.0%
65.0%
Upper-middle 38.0%
62.0%
Lower-middle 45.0%
55.0%
Lower quartile 57.0%
43.0%