Ministry Of Defence

Ministry Of Defence has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Tuesday, 16 Dec 2025 at 16:03 UTC.

Employer ID 8498
Company Number N/A
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 5.4%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 17.5% lower than men's.

Women made up 37.0% of the highest paid quarter and 50.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.4%
Median hourly pay gap 9.8%
Men receiving bonus 60.0%
Women receiving bonus 65.0%
Mean bonus gap 19.3%
Median bonus gap 17.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 37.0%
63.0%
Upper-middle 37.6%
62.4%
Lower-middle 40.6%
59.4%
Lower quartile 50.8%
49.2%
2024 Mean pay gap 6.6%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 12.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 36.0% of the highest paid quarter and 52.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.6%
Median hourly pay gap 9.0%
Men receiving bonus 54.0%
Women receiving bonus 56.0%
Mean bonus gap 18.3%
Median bonus gap 12.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 36.0%
64.0%
Upper-middle 36.0%
64.0%
Lower-middle 42.0%
58.0%
Lower quartile 52.0%
48.0%
2023 Mean pay gap 7.0%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 8.2% lower than men's.

Women made up 34.0% of the highest paid quarter and 46.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 7.0%
Median hourly pay gap 8.2%
Men receiving bonus 49.3%
Women receiving bonus 50.0%
Mean bonus gap 22.3%
Median bonus gap 8.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 34.0%
66.0%
Upper-middle 36.0%
64.0%
Lower-middle 46.0%
54.0%
Lower quartile 46.0%
54.0%
2022 Mean pay gap 7.9%

In this organisation, women earned 92p 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 32.0% of the highest paid quarter and 46.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 7.9%
Median hourly pay gap 7.8%
Men receiving bonus 57.0%
Women receiving bonus 56.0%
Mean bonus gap 14.7%
Median bonus gap 16.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 32.0%
68.0%
Upper-middle 37.0%
63.0%
Lower-middle 44.0%
56.0%
Lower quartile 46.0%
54.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 9.7%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 19.4% lower than men's.

Women made up 30.4% of the highest paid quarter and 47.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 9.7%
Median hourly pay gap 8.8%
Men receiving bonus 59.0%
Women receiving bonus 56.2%
Mean bonus gap 14.6%
Median bonus gap 19.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 30.4%
69.6%
Upper-middle 37.5%
62.5%
Lower-middle 42.5%
57.5%
Lower quartile 47.2%
52.8%
2020 Mean pay gap 9.1%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 8.5% lower than men's.

Women made up 30.8% of the highest paid quarter and 48.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 9.1%
Median hourly pay gap 9.9%
Men receiving bonus 53.3%
Women receiving bonus 53.8%
Mean bonus gap 18.0%
Median bonus gap 8.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 30.8%
69.2%
Upper-middle 36.8%
63.2%
Lower-middle 39.3%
60.7%
Lower quartile 48.2%
51.8%
2019 Mean pay gap 9.6%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 1.6% lower than men's.

Women made up 30.0% of the highest paid quarter and 47.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 9.6%
Median hourly pay gap 10.5%
Men receiving bonus 55.8%
Women receiving bonus 56.9%
Mean bonus gap 17.8%
Median bonus gap 1.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 30.0%
70.0%
Upper-middle 36.0%
64.0%
Lower-middle 40.0%
60.0%
Lower quartile 47.0%
53.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 10.5%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 7.2% lower than men's.

Women made up 27.3% of the highest paid quarter and 47.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 10.5%
Median hourly pay gap 10.9%
Men receiving bonus 53.8%
Women receiving bonus 54.3%
Mean bonus gap 14.5%
Median bonus gap 7.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 27.3%
72.7%
Upper-middle 37.1%
62.9%
Lower-middle 38.3%
61.7%
Lower quartile 47.9%
52.1%
2017 Mean pay gap 12.5%

In this organisation, women earned 85p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 14.3% higher than men's.

Women made up 25.6% of the highest paid quarter and 52.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.5%
Median hourly pay gap 14.6%
Men receiving bonus 38.2%
Women receiving bonus 40.1%
Mean bonus gap 2.9%
Median bonus gap -14.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 25.6%
74.4%
Upper-middle 35.0%
65.0%
Lower-middle 36.1%
63.9%
Lower quartile 52.0%
48.0%