MICROSOFT LIMITED

MICROSOFT LIMITED has submitted data every year since 2017. 1 of 9 submissions were filed after the deadline.

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

Last submission received on Friday, 3 Apr 2026 at 08:55 UTC.

Employer ID 8428
Company Number 01624297
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 6.4%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 17.7% lower than men's.

Women made up 29.4% of the highest paid quarter and 41.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.4%
Median hourly pay gap 5.6%
Men receiving bonus 95.2%
Women receiving bonus 94.5%
Mean bonus gap 21.0%
Median bonus gap 17.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 29.4%
70.6%
Upper-middle 30.9%
69.1%
Lower-middle 32.5%
67.5%
Lower quartile 41.8%
58.2%
2024 Mean pay gap 6.6%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 22.9% lower than men's.

Women made up 27.8% of the highest paid quarter and 41.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.6%
Median hourly pay gap 5.3%
Men receiving bonus 96.8%
Women receiving bonus 95.9%
Mean bonus gap 21.2%
Median bonus gap 22.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 27.8%
72.2%
Upper-middle 30.1%
69.9%
Lower-middle 30.9%
69.1%
Lower quartile 41.1%
58.9%
2023 Mean pay gap 6.1%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 28.6% lower than men's.

Women made up 28.5% of the highest paid quarter and 42.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.1%
Median hourly pay gap 6.3%
Men receiving bonus 94.1%
Women receiving bonus 93.3%
Mean bonus gap 16.6%
Median bonus gap 28.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 28.5%
71.5%
Upper-middle 29.3%
70.7%
Lower-middle 32.3%
67.7%
Lower quartile 42.4%
57.6%
2022 Mean pay gap 5.5% Late submission

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

Women's median bonus pay was 26.9% lower than men's.

Women made up 26.2% of the highest paid quarter and 39.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.5%
Median hourly pay gap 6.2%
Men receiving bonus 87.8%
Women receiving bonus 86.5%
Mean bonus gap 20.5%
Median bonus gap 26.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 26.2%
73.8%
Upper-middle 28.9%
71.1%
Lower-middle 29.6%
70.4%
Lower quartile 39.2%
60.8%
2021 Mean pay gap 7.0%

In this organisation, women earned 93p 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 25.5% of the highest paid quarter and 38.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 7.0%
Median hourly pay gap 6.9%
Men receiving bonus 76.7%
Women receiving bonus 84.8%
Mean bonus gap 9.4%
Median bonus gap 20.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 25.5%
74.5%
Upper-middle 27.4%
72.6%
Lower-middle 29.6%
70.4%
Lower quartile 38.4%
61.6%
2020 Mean pay gap 10.4%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 37.5% lower than men's.

Women made up 25.0% of the highest paid quarter and 45.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 10.4%
Median hourly pay gap 10.3%
Men receiving bonus 91.8%
Women receiving bonus 92.0%
Mean bonus gap 16.5%
Median bonus gap 37.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 25.0%
75.0%
Upper-middle 24.6%
75.4%
Lower-middle 30.4%
69.6%
Lower quartile 45.1%
54.9%
2019 Mean pay gap 8.3%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 29.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 24.4% of the highest paid quarter and 41.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 8.3%
Median hourly pay gap 10.2%
Men receiving bonus 90.3%
Women receiving bonus 99.5%
Mean bonus gap 12.8%
Median bonus gap 29.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 24.4%
75.6%
Upper-middle 23.2%
76.8%
Lower-middle 29.0%
71.0%
Lower quartile 41.9%
58.1%
2018 Mean pay gap 6.3%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 13.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 22.0% of the highest paid quarter and 36.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.3%
Median hourly pay gap 7.9%
Men receiving bonus 99.5%
Women receiving bonus 99.5%
Mean bonus gap 6.6%
Median bonus gap 13.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 22.0%
78.0%
Upper-middle 22.5%
77.5%
Lower-middle 25.0%
75.0%
Lower quartile 36.2%
63.8%
2017 Mean pay gap 6.6%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 11.4% lower than men's.

Women made up 22.8% of the highest paid quarter and 35.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.6%
Median hourly pay gap 8.4%
Men receiving bonus 92.1%
Women receiving bonus 92.4%
Mean bonus gap 11.2%
Median bonus gap 11.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 22.8%
77.2%
Upper-middle 22.8%
77.2%
Lower-middle 28.6%
71.4%
Lower quartile 35.3%
64.7%