Harlow District Council

Harlow District Council has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Wednesday, 4 Mar 2026 at 15:41 UTC.

Employer ID 5945
Company Number N/A
Employer Size 250 to 499
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 12.2%

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

Women made up 49.0% of the highest paid quarter and 75.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.2%
Median hourly pay gap 10.0%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 49.0%
51.0%
Upper-middle 66.3%
33.7%
Lower-middle 81.4%
18.6%
Lower quartile 75.3%
24.7%
2024 Mean pay gap 12.0%

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

Women made up 43.8% of the highest paid quarter and 72.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.0%
Median hourly pay gap 8.9%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 43.8%
56.2%
Upper-middle 69.8%
30.2%
Lower-middle 81.2%
18.8%
Lower quartile 72.6%
27.4%
2023 Mean pay gap 12.4%

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

Women made up 45.9% of the highest paid quarter and 69.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.4%
Median hourly pay gap 7.5%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 45.9%
54.1%
Upper-middle 65.7%
34.3%
Lower-middle 81.8%
18.2%
Lower quartile 69.4%
30.6%
2022 Mean pay gap 12.4%

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

Women made up 46.1% of the highest paid quarter and 64.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.4%
Median hourly pay gap 7.9%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 46.1%
53.9%
Upper-middle 72.4%
27.6%
Lower-middle 79.5%
20.5%
Lower quartile 64.7%
35.4%
2021 Mean pay gap 13.2%

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

Women made up 45.9% of the highest paid quarter and 68.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 13.2%
Median hourly pay gap 7.9%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 45.9%
54.1%
Upper-middle 65.3%
34.7%
Lower-middle 80.6%
19.4%
Lower quartile 68.4%
31.6%
2020 Mean pay gap 10.8%

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

Women made up 50.0% of the highest paid quarter and 58.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 10.8%
Median hourly pay gap 8.5%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 50.0%
50.0%
Upper-middle 68.9%
31.1%
Lower-middle 82.1%
17.9%
Lower quartile 58.9%
41.1%
2019 Mean pay gap 2.5%

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

Women made up 46.2% of the highest paid quarter and 62.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.5%
Median hourly pay gap 1.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 46.2%
53.8%
Upper-middle 64.8%
35.2%
Lower-middle 80.9%
19.1%
Lower quartile 62.3%
37.7%
2018 Mean pay gap 12.4%

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

Women made up 47.5% of the highest paid quarter and 59.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.4%
Median hourly pay gap 6.7%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 47.5%
52.5%
Upper-middle 67.0%
33.0%
Lower-middle 83.0%
17.0%
Lower quartile 59.4%
40.6%
2017 Mean pay gap 17.9%

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

Women made up 45.5% of the highest paid quarter and 60.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 17.9%
Median hourly pay gap 8.9%
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 45.5%
54.5%
Upper-middle 67.3%
32.7%
Lower-middle 81.6%
18.4%
Lower quartile 60.6%
39.4%