MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS (SEA LIFE) LIMITED

MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS (SEA LIFE) LIMITED has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Wednesday, 25 Mar 2026 at 10:23 UTC.

Employer ID 8358
Company Number 02182098
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 17.0%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 16.7% lower than men's.

Women made up 46.9% of the highest paid quarter and 77.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 17.0%
Median hourly pay gap 9.8%
Men receiving bonus 74.2%
Women receiving bonus 68.3%
Mean bonus gap 49.9%
Median bonus gap 16.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 46.9%
53.1%
Upper-middle 65.5%
34.5%
Lower-middle 69.9%
30.1%
Lower quartile 77.0%
23.0%
2024 Mean pay gap 17.1%

In this organisation, women earned 89p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 22.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 52.7% of the highest paid quarter and 81.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 17.1%
Median hourly pay gap 11.4%
Men receiving bonus 77.7%
Women receiving bonus 70.6%
Mean bonus gap 49.8%
Median bonus gap 22.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 52.7%
47.3%
Upper-middle 62.6%
37.4%
Lower-middle 67.0%
33.0%
Lower quartile 81.5%
18.5%
2023 Mean pay gap 17.5%

In this organisation, women earned 87p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 10.9% lower than men's.

Women made up 50.4% of the highest paid quarter and 76.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 17.5%
Median hourly pay gap 12.8%
Men receiving bonus 73.8%
Women receiving bonus 61.1%
Mean bonus gap 46.5%
Median bonus gap 10.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 50.4%
49.6%
Upper-middle 65.1%
34.9%
Lower-middle 78.2%
21.8%
Lower quartile 76.5%
23.5%
2022 Mean pay gap 18.5%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 32.9% lower than men's.

Women made up 45.5% of the highest paid quarter and 67.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 18.5%
Median hourly pay gap 7.0%
Men receiving bonus 5.4%
Women receiving bonus 6.0%
Mean bonus gap 44.4%
Median bonus gap 32.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 45.5%
54.5%
Upper-middle 67.7%
32.3%
Lower-middle 70.0%
30.0%
Lower quartile 67.7%
32.3%
2021 Mean pay gap 28.8%

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

Women made up 20.8% of the highest paid quarter and 61.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 28.8%
Median hourly pay gap 11.6%
Men receiving bonus 2.4%
Women receiving bonus 5.7%
Mean bonus gap 46.8%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 20.8%
79.2%
Upper-middle 42.9%
57.1%
Lower-middle 52.4%
47.6%
Lower quartile 61.9%
38.1%
2020 Mean pay gap 24.3%

In this organisation, women earned 89p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 41.6% lower than men's.

Women made up 32.1% of the highest paid quarter and 59.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 24.3%
Median hourly pay gap 10.6%
Men receiving bonus 53.5%
Women receiving bonus 40.7%
Mean bonus gap 71.4%
Median bonus gap 41.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 32.1%
67.9%
Upper-middle 42.9%
57.1%
Lower-middle 57.1%
42.9%
Lower quartile 59.3%
40.7%
2019 Mean pay gap 15.0%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 31.6% lower than men's.

Women made up 50.5% of the highest paid quarter and 67.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 15.0%
Median hourly pay gap 9.4%
Men receiving bonus 43.4%
Women receiving bonus 30.4%
Mean bonus gap 51.7%
Median bonus gap 31.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 50.5%
49.5%
Upper-middle 55.6%
44.4%
Lower-middle 61.1%
38.9%
Lower quartile 67.6%
32.4%
2018 Mean pay gap 18.4%

In this organisation, women earned 87p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 17.8% higher than men's.

Women made up 47.4% of the highest paid quarter and 72.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 18.4%
Median hourly pay gap 12.7%
Men receiving bonus 29.6%
Women receiving bonus 21.0%
Mean bonus gap 7.5%
Median bonus gap -17.8%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 47.4%
52.6%
Upper-middle 52.1%
47.9%
Lower-middle 67.5%
32.5%
Lower quartile 72.6%
27.4%
2017 Mean pay gap 11.4%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 11.8% lower than men's.

Women made up 49.2% of the highest paid quarter and 63.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.4%
Median hourly pay gap 4.8%
Men receiving bonus 18.6%
Women receiving bonus 14.0%
Mean bonus gap 37.6%
Median bonus gap 11.8%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 49.2%
50.8%
Upper-middle 57.8%
42.2%
Lower-middle 59.0%
41.0%
Lower quartile 63.4%
36.6%