Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice 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 16:02 UTC.

Employer ID 8499
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 6.1%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 15.4% higher than men's.

Women made up 56.0% of the highest paid quarter and 69.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.1%
Median hourly pay gap 8.0%
Men receiving bonus 46.6%
Women receiving bonus 59.8%
Mean bonus gap -1.1%
Median bonus gap -15.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 56.0%
44.0%
Upper-middle 48.0%
52.0%
Lower-middle 58.0%
42.0%
Lower quartile 69.0%
31.0%
2024 Mean pay gap 5.7%

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

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

Women made up 56.0% of the highest paid quarter and 69.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.7%
Median hourly pay gap 5.0%
Men receiving bonus 42.8%
Women receiving bonus 54.4%
Mean bonus gap 3.7%
Median bonus gap -10.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 56.0%
44.0%
Upper-middle 45.0%
55.0%
Lower-middle 60.0%
40.0%
Lower quartile 69.0%
31.0%
2023 Mean pay gap 5.9%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 19.5% higher than men's.

Women made up 55.0% of the highest paid quarter and 69.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.9%
Median hourly pay gap 6.3%
Men receiving bonus 45.9%
Women receiving bonus 56.9%
Mean bonus gap 11.7%
Median bonus gap -19.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 55.0%
45.0%
Upper-middle 46.0%
54.0%
Lower-middle 61.0%
39.0%
Lower quartile 69.0%
31.0%
2022 Mean pay gap 5.9%

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

Women made up 55.0% of the highest paid quarter and 66.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.9%
Median hourly pay gap 11.4%
Men receiving bonus 30.3%
Women receiving bonus 36.0%
Mean bonus gap 11.6%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 55.0%
45.0%
Upper-middle 48.0%
52.0%
Lower-middle 59.0%
41.0%
Lower quartile 66.0%
34.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 5.9%

In this organisation, women earned 86p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 27.4% lower than men's.

Women made up 52.0% of the highest paid quarter and 66.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.9%
Median hourly pay gap 13.6%
Men receiving bonus 84.1%
Women receiving bonus 77.5%
Mean bonus gap 31.7%
Median bonus gap 27.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 52.0%
48.0%
Upper-middle 46.0%
54.0%
Lower-middle 56.0%
44.0%
Lower quartile 66.0%
34.0%
2020 Mean pay gap 5.8%

In this organisation, women earned 84p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 52.0% of the highest paid quarter and 66.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.8%
Median hourly pay gap 15.6%
Men receiving bonus 28.1%
Women receiving bonus 38.1%
Mean bonus gap 10.7%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 52.0%
48.0%
Upper-middle 43.0%
57.0%
Lower-middle 56.0%
44.0%
Lower quartile 66.0%
34.0%
2019 Mean pay gap 5.8%

In this organisation, women earned 84p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 6.7% higher than men's.

Women made up 51.0% of the highest paid quarter and 63.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.8%
Median hourly pay gap 15.9%
Men receiving bonus 29.0%
Women receiving bonus 40.0%
Mean bonus gap 15.9%
Median bonus gap -6.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 51.0%
49.0%
Upper-middle 42.0%
58.0%
Lower-middle 57.0%
43.0%
Lower quartile 63.0%
37.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 6.5%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 13.3% higher than men's.

Women made up 51.0% of the highest paid quarter and 62.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.5%
Median hourly pay gap 15.3%
Men receiving bonus 28.0%
Women receiving bonus 36.0%
Mean bonus gap 8.0%
Median bonus gap -13.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 51.0%
49.0%
Upper-middle 40.0%
60.0%
Lower-middle 59.0%
41.0%
Lower quartile 62.0%
38.0%
2017 Mean pay gap 6.8%

In this organisation, women earned 85p 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 51.0% of the highest paid quarter and 65.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.8%
Median hourly pay gap 15.3%
Men receiving bonus 11.0%
Women receiving bonus 16.0%
Mean bonus gap 18.3%
Median bonus gap 16.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 51.0%
49.0%
Upper-middle 38.0%
62.0%
Lower-middle 59.0%
41.0%
Lower quartile 65.0%
35.0%