MARKS AND SPENCER P.L.C.

MARKS AND SPENCER P.L.C. has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

This company has been viewed 1 time in the last 30 days.

Last submission received on Thursday, 19 Feb 2026 at 09:14 UTC.

Employer ID 8118
Company Number 00214436
Employer Size 20,000 or more
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 10.8%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 20.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 56.0% of the highest paid quarter and 80.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 10.8%
Median hourly pay gap 5.5%
Men receiving bonus 74.5%
Women receiving bonus 74.5%
Mean bonus gap 60.5%
Median bonus gap 20.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 56.0%
44.0%
Upper-middle 64.0%
36.0%
Lower-middle 69.0%
31.0%
Lower quartile 80.9%
19.1%
2024 Mean pay gap 12.2%

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

Women made up 55.4% of the highest paid quarter and 79.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.2%
Median hourly pay gap 5.5%
Men receiving bonus 85.3%
Women receiving bonus 84.4%
Mean bonus gap 56.2%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 55.4%
44.6%
Upper-middle 66.9%
33.1%
Lower-middle 73.7%
26.3%
Lower quartile 79.5%
20.5%
2023 Mean pay gap 12.6%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 20.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 55.7% of the highest paid quarter and 81.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.6%
Median hourly pay gap 6.2%
Men receiving bonus 8.9%
Women receiving bonus 5.6%
Mean bonus gap 34.1%
Median bonus gap 20.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 55.7%
44.3%
Upper-middle 66.5%
33.5%
Lower-middle 71.7%
28.3%
Lower quartile 81.6%
18.4%
2022 Mean pay gap 12.5%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 34.8% lower than men's.

Women made up 56.3% of the highest paid quarter and 82.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.5%
Median hourly pay gap 6.5%
Men receiving bonus 7.8%
Women receiving bonus 3.2%
Mean bonus gap 17.5%
Median bonus gap 34.8%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 56.3%
43.7%
Upper-middle 66.7%
33.3%
Lower-middle 70.1%
29.9%
Lower quartile 82.5%
17.5%
2021 Mean pay gap 12.5%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 31.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 59.7% of the highest paid quarter and 74.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.5%
Median hourly pay gap 4.8%
Men receiving bonus 78.2%
Women receiving bonus 72.2%
Mean bonus gap 46.7%
Median bonus gap 31.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 59.7%
40.3%
Upper-middle 68.5%
31.5%
Lower-middle 72.4%
27.6%
Lower quartile 74.4%
25.6%
2020 Mean pay gap 12.3%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 3.4% lower than men's.

Women made up 61.7% of the highest paid quarter and 78.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.3%
Median hourly pay gap 4.1%
Men receiving bonus 6.9%
Women receiving bonus 2.8%
Mean bonus gap 36.2%
Median bonus gap 3.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 61.7%
38.3%
Upper-middle 68.8%
31.2%
Lower-middle 75.3%
24.7%
Lower quartile 78.0%
22.0%
2019 Mean pay gap 12.9%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 30.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 62.4% of the highest paid quarter and 79.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.9%
Median hourly pay gap 4.0%
Men receiving bonus 52.9%
Women receiving bonus 66.1%
Mean bonus gap 67.9%
Median bonus gap 30.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 62.4%
37.6%
Upper-middle 68.2%
31.8%
Lower-middle 76.9%
23.1%
Lower quartile 79.0%
21.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 12.5%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 17.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 63.0% of the highest paid quarter and 81.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.5%
Median hourly pay gap 4.2%
Men receiving bonus 73.5%
Women receiving bonus 81.7%
Mean bonus gap 53.2%
Median bonus gap 17.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 63.0%
37.0%
Upper-middle 69.0%
31.0%
Lower-middle 76.4%
23.6%
Lower quartile 81.1%
18.9%
2017 Mean pay gap 12.3%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 15.9% lower than men's.

Women made up 66.3% of the highest paid quarter and 74.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.3%
Median hourly pay gap 3.3%
Men receiving bonus 66.3%
Women receiving bonus 75.7%
Mean bonus gap 53.4%
Median bonus gap 15.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 66.3%
33.7%
Upper-middle 71.9%
28.1%
Lower-middle 75.4%
24.6%
Lower quartile 74.7%
25.3%