PENGUIN BOOKS LIMITED

PENGUIN BOOKS LIMITED has submitted data every year since 2017. 2 of 9 submissions were filed after the deadline.

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Last submission received on Friday, 10 Apr 2026 at 14:33 UTC.

Employer ID 9697
Company Number 00861590
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 15.9% Late submission

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

Women's median bonus pay was 8.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 70.4% of the highest paid quarter and 85.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 15.9%
Median hourly pay gap 5.0%
Men receiving bonus 88.8%
Women receiving bonus 89.8%
Mean bonus gap 59.5%
Median bonus gap 8.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 70.4%
29.6%
Upper-middle 68.8%
31.2%
Lower-middle 77.1%
22.9%
Lower quartile 85.3%
14.7%
2024 Mean pay gap 22.8%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 16.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 72.4% of the highest paid quarter and 82.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 22.8%
Median hourly pay gap 10.7%
Men receiving bonus 94.2%
Women receiving bonus 94.9%
Mean bonus gap 61.8%
Median bonus gap 16.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 72.4%
27.6%
Upper-middle 75.9%
24.1%
Lower-middle 82.6%
17.4%
Lower quartile 82.9%
17.1%
2023 Mean pay gap 24.6%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 10.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 68.3% of the highest paid quarter and 88.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 24.6%
Median hourly pay gap 15.0%
Men receiving bonus 95.0%
Women receiving bonus 93.0%
Mean bonus gap 52.0%
Median bonus gap 10.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 68.3%
31.7%
Upper-middle 73.4%
26.6%
Lower-middle 77.5%
22.5%
Lower quartile 88.5%
11.5%
2022 Mean pay gap 25.2%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 19.7% lower than men's.

Women made up 68.2% of the highest paid quarter and 88.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 25.2%
Median hourly pay gap 15.1%
Men receiving bonus 89.2%
Women receiving bonus 85.0%
Mean bonus gap 56.8%
Median bonus gap 19.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 68.2%
31.8%
Upper-middle 74.9%
25.1%
Lower-middle 78.1%
21.9%
Lower quartile 88.2%
11.8%
2021 Mean pay gap 20.3%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 18.7% lower than men's.

Women made up 68.0% of the highest paid quarter and 85.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 20.3%
Median hourly pay gap 11.9%
Men receiving bonus 94.1%
Women receiving bonus 94.4%
Mean bonus gap 54.2%
Median bonus gap 18.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 68.0%
32.0%
Upper-middle 72.7%
27.3%
Lower-middle 75.8%
24.2%
Lower quartile 85.5%
14.5%
2020 Mean pay gap 23.2%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 14.8% lower than men's.

Women made up 66.8% of the highest paid quarter and 88.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 23.2%
Median hourly pay gap 13.5%
Men receiving bonus 93.8%
Women receiving bonus 90.1%
Mean bonus gap 52.3%
Median bonus gap 14.8%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 66.8%
33.2%
Upper-middle 75.1%
24.9%
Lower-middle 73.7%
26.3%
Lower quartile 88.9%
11.1%
2019 Mean pay gap 21.7%

In this organisation, women earned 89p 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 67.0% of the highest paid quarter and 84.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 21.7%
Median hourly pay gap 10.6%
Men receiving bonus 94.4%
Women receiving bonus 91.2%
Mean bonus gap 60.2%
Median bonus gap 17.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 67.0%
33.0%
Upper-middle 73.0%
27.0%
Lower-middle 73.5%
26.5%
Lower quartile 84.6%
15.4%
2018 Mean pay gap 22.6%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 34.4% higher than men's.

Women made up 64.3% of the highest paid quarter and 84.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 22.6%
Median hourly pay gap 9.6%
Men receiving bonus 94.4%
Women receiving bonus 89.5%
Mean bonus gap 60.8%
Median bonus gap -34.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 64.3%
35.7%
Upper-middle 73.0%
27.0%
Lower-middle 71.2%
28.8%
Lower quartile 84.6%
15.4%
2017 Mean pay gap 6.7% Late submission

In this organisation, women earned £1.08 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 28.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 63.2% of the highest paid quarter and 48.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 6.7%
Median hourly pay gap -7.8%
Men receiving bonus 93.6%
Women receiving bonus 88.7%
Mean bonus gap 49.8%
Median bonus gap 28.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 63.2%
36.8%
Upper-middle 72.4%
27.6%
Lower-middle 73.1%
26.9%
Lower quartile 48.6%
51.4%