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Gender pay gap by occupation

We look at the gender pay gap by occupations, using the latest data available via official government big data sources.

Gender pay gap by job

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#1
545.46%
A pay gap of £93,857
Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.
#2
246.77%
A pay gap of £79,778
Charitable organisation managers and directors
#3
191.84%
A pay gap of £49,014
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
#4
171.16%
A pay gap of £46,407
Managers in transport and distribution

Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2022

#OccupationAverage female annual earnings 2022Average male annual earnings 2022DifferencePercent
1Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.  £17,207  £111,064£93,857545.46%
2Charitable organisation managers and directors  £32,329  £112,107£79,778246.77%
3IT business analysts, architects and systems designers  £25,550  £74,564£49,014191.84%
4Managers in transport and distribution  £27,114  £73,521£46,407171.16%
5Electronics engineers  £25,550  £47,450£21,90085.71%
6Financial managers and directors  £45,364  £78,736£33,37273.56%
7Biological scientists  £29,200  £49,536£20,33669.64%
8Production managers and directors in mining and energy  £41,193  £65,700£24,50759.49%
9Programmers and software development professionals   £35,979  £55,793£19,81455.07%
10Functional managers and directors n.e.c.  £41,714  £61,007£19,29346.25%
11Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.  £34,936  £49,014£14,07840.3%
12Electrical engineers  £39,629  £55,271£15,64239.47%
13Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors  £24,507  £33,893£9,38638.3%
14Engineering project managers and project engineers  £38,586  £52,143£13,55735.13%
15Publicans and managers of licensed premises  £26,593  £34,414£7,82129.41%
16Managers and directors in the creative industries  £35,979  £44,843£8,86424.64%
17Chemical scientists  £33,893  £41,714£7,82123.08%
18Marketing, sales and advertising directors  £52,143  £63,614£11,47122%
19Production managers and directors in manufacturing  £43,279  £52,664£9,38521.68%
20Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture  £35,979  £43,279£7,30020.29%
21Production managers and directors in construction  £41,193  £49,536£8,34320.25%
22Property, housing and estate managers  £42,757  £49,536£6,77915.85%
23Managers in storage and warehousing  £32,329  £36,500£4,17112.9%
24Human resource managers and directors  £50,579  £56,836£6,25712.37%
25Physical scientists  £47,971  £52,664£4,6939.78%
26Leisure and sports managers and proprietors  £36,500  £39,629£3,1298.57%
27Aerospace engineers  £45,886  £48,493£2,6075.68%
28Biochemists and biomedical scientists  £40,671  £42,757£2,0865.13%
29Garage managers and proprietors  £40,150  £41,714£1,5643.9%
30Engineering professionals n.e.c.  £43,279  £44,843£1,5643.61%
31Waste disposal and environmental services managers  £51,100  £52,143£1,0432.04%
32Purchasing managers and directors  £56,836  £55,793£-1,043-1.84%
33Mechanical engineers  £51,100  £49,014£-2,086-4.08%
34Cyber security professionals  £55,793  £52,143£-3,650-6.54%
35Civil engineers  £58,921  £47,450£-11,471-19.47%
36Travel agency managers and proprietors  £34,936  £22,943£-11,993-34.33%
37Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors  £25,029  £15,643£-9,386-37.5%
38Public relations and communications directors  £65,179  £27,636£-37,543-57.6%
39IT quality and testing professionals  £111,586  £28,679£-82,907-74.3%
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