National Archives - Gender Pay Gap - 2023
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The National Archives 2023-24 Gender pay gap report

Contents
- Main facts and figures (#main-facts-and-figures)
- Hourly pay (#hourly-pay)
- Pay quarters (#pay-quarters)
- Bonus pay (#bonus-pay)
- About The National Archives (#about-employer)
1. Main gender pay gap figures

In this organisation:
- women earned 98p for every £1 that men earned (comparing median hourly pay)
- women made up 49.7% of employees in the highest paid quarter, and 49.0% of employees in the lowest paid quarter
- 18.4% of women received bonus pay, compared with 18.5% of men
- women’s bonus pay was 0.0% lower than men’s (comparing median bonus pay)
2. Hourly pay

In this organisation:

women’s median hourly pay was 1.5% lower than men’s – this means they earned 98p for every £1 that men earn when comparing median hourly pay

2p less

98p

£1

Women

Men
- women’s mean (average) hourly pay was 2.9% lower than men’s
The median gender pay gap figure

This is the difference between the hourly pay of the median man and the hourly pay of the median woman. The median for each is the man or woman in the middle of a list of hourly pay, ordered from highest to lowest paid.

A median involves listing all of the numbers in numerical order. If there is an odd number of results, the median is the middle number. If there is an even number of results, the median will be the mean of the 2 central numbers.

Medians are useful to indicate what the ‘typical’ situation is. They are not distorted by very high or low hourly pay, or bonuses. However, this means that not all gender pay gap issues will be picked up. They could also fail to pick up as effectively where the gender pay gap issues are most pronounced in the lowest paid or highest paid employees.

The mean (average) gender pay gap figure

The mean gender pay gap figure uses hourly pay of all employees to calculate the difference between the mean hourly pay of men, and the mean hourly pay of women.

A mean involves adding up all of the numbers and dividing the result by how many numbers were in the list.

Mean averages are useful because they place the same value on every number they use, giving a good overall indication of the gender pay gap. Very high or low hourly pay can ‘dominate’ and distort the figure.

3. Pay quarters

In this organisation, women made up:
- 49.7% of employees in the upper hourly pay quarter (highest paid jobs)
- 55.1% of employees in the upper middle hourly pay quarter
- 62.8% of employees in the lower middle hourly pay quarter
- 49.0% of employees in the lower hourly pay quarter (lowest paid jobs)
Show explanation for this visualisation

Highest paid jobs

Women

Men

In the upper hourly pay quarter (highest paid jobs):

49.7% women

50.3% men

In the upper middle hourly pay quarter:

55.1% women

44.9% men

In the lower middle hourly pay quarter:

62.8% women

37.2% men

In the lower hourly pay quarter (lowest paid jobs):

49.0% women

51.0% men

Lowest paid jobs

Each represents 1% of the employees in this organisation

Pay quarter Women (%) Men (%) Total (%) Upper hourly pay quarter (highest paid) Percentage in this pay quarter 49.7 50.3 100 Percentage of all employees 12.4 12.6 25 Upper middle hourly pay quarter Percentage in this pay quarter 55.1 44.9 100 Percentage of all employees 13.8 11.2 25 Lower middle pay quarter Percentage in this pay quarter 62.8 37.2 100 Percentage of all employees 15.7 9.3 25 Lower hourly pay quarter (lowest paid) Percentage in this pay quarter 49.0 51.0 100 Percentage of all employees 12.3 12.8 25 Totals 54.2 45.9 100

Pay quarters show the percentage of men and women employees in 4 equally-sized groups based on their hourly pay.

Pay quarters give an indication of women's representation at different levels of the organisation.

4. Bonus pay

In this organisation:

women’s median bonus pay was 0% lower than men’s – this means they earned £1.00 for every £1 that men earn when comparing median bonus pay

0p less

£1.00

£1

Women

Men
- women’s mean (average) bonus pay was 2.4% higher than men’s
- 18.4% of women and 18.5% of men received bonus pay
5. About The National Archives

Registered address Bessent Drive, Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 4DU

Sector Public administration and defence; compulsory social security, Public sector

Snapshot date 31 March 2023

Employee headcount 500 to 999 employees

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