## March 2014

Summary of the difference between the average salary of women and men in Defra. The difference is expressed as a percentage of the average male earnings and calculated for each grade and for all grades combined. This information is a summary of work undertaken by the Office for National Statistics 
(ONS) for 2013 covering the Civil Service. 

The overall gender pay gap position in Defra and its agencies generally reflects that of the Civil Service as a whole. This is largely driven by the distribution of male and female employees by grade and by full time / part time status. Men tend to account for higher proportions of the more senior positions. Women are much more likely to be working parttime. Small organisations are likely to see larger fluctuations in their pay gaps. 

Median 
Grade 
SCS 
G6/G7
SEO/HEO
EO 
AO/AA 
All grades
Defra (excluding Agencies) 
1.4%
1.8%
5.3%
4.5% 
8.2% 
10.6%
Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) 
9.1%
3.3%
2.3%
1.1% 
-2.7% 
14.3%
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science CEFAS) 
- 
-3.8%
12.7%
0.0% 
-5.2% 
13.9%
Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) 
- 
5.7%
3.1%
1.3% 
-3.1% 
17.3%
Rural Payments Agency (RPA) 
-0.9%
3.8%
3.9%
3.1% 
-2.1% 
5.4%
Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) 
24.9%
6.0%
5.7%
4.0% 
5.9% 
19.1%
Mean 
Grade 
SCS 
G6/G7
SEO/HEO
EO 
AO/AA 
All grades
Defra (excluding Agencies) 
1.0%
2.5%
2.8%
2.1% 
0.5% 
11.4%
Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) 
.. 
3.2%
4.1%
0.4% 
-0.8% 
15.9%
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) 
.. 
0.2%
4.4%
0.2% 
-3.0% 
19.9%
Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) 
- 
5.7%
3.1%
1.3% 
-3.1% 
17.3%
Rural Payments Agency (RPA) 
-0.8%
2.9%
4.0%
0.6% 
-0.7% 
9.0%
Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) 
.. 
0.2%
7.2%
2.9% 
2.6% 
17.5%

Notes: 1. Positive values indicate that male salaries are higher than female; negative values indicate that female salaries are higher than male. 

2. Percentages based on between one and five employees are replaced by "..". 

3. Not Applicable values are represented by "-". 4. This information has been taken from the Office for National Statistics Civil Service Statistics 
2013: 
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77- 319802 
 

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