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.

31.67%

A pay gap of £9,907

Leisure and sports managers

26.03%

A pay gap of £9,907

Property, housing and estate managers

25.64%

A pay gap of £10,429

Shopkeepers and proprietors – wholesale and retail

23.48%

A pay gap of £16,164

Financial managers and directors

Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2020

#	Occupation	Average female annual earnings 2020	Average male annual earnings 2020	Difference	Percent
1	Leisure and sports managers	£31,286	£41,193	£9,907	31.67%
2	Property, housing and estate managers	£38,064	£47,971	£9,907	26.03%
3	Shopkeepers and proprietors – wholesale and retail	£40,671	£51,100	£10,429	25.64%
4	Financial managers and directors	£68,829	£84,993	£16,164	23.48%
5	Chief executives and senior officials	£88,643	£108,979	£20,336	22.94%
6	Medical practitioners	£66,743	£81,864	£15,121	22.66%
7	Chemical scientists	£34,414	£41,714	£7,300	21.21%
8	Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors	£27,114	£32,850	£5,736	21.16%
9	Psychologists	£43,279	£52,143	£8,864	20.48%
10	IT project and programme managers	£53,707	£64,136	£10,429	19.42%
11	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£52,664	£62,571	£9,907	18.81%
12	Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services	£28,157	£33,371	£5,214	18.52%
13	Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors	£19,814	£23,464	£3,650	18.42%
14	Advertising and public relations directors	£80,300	£94,900	£14,600	18.18%
15	Electronics engineers	£43,279	£51,100	£7,821	18.07%
16	IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£49,536	£58,400	£8,864	17.89%
17	Publicans and managers of licensed premises	£27,114	£31,807	£4,693	17.31%
18	Research and development managers	£48,493	£56,836	£8,343	17.2%
19	Marketing and sales directors	£74,043	£86,557	£12,514	16.9%
20	Web design and development professionals	£30,243	£34,936	£4,693	15.52%
21	Production managers and directors in construction	£45,364	£52,143	£6,779	14.94%
22	Mechanical engineers	£42,236	£48,493	£6,257	14.81%
23	Biological scientists and biochemists	£39,107	£44,843	£5,736	14.67%
24	Production and process engineers	£39,107	£44,843	£5,736	14.67%
25	Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£51,621	£58,921	£7,300	14.14%
26	Travel agency managers and proprietors	£33,371	£38,064	£4,693	14.06%
27	Purchasing managers and directors	£52,664	£59,964	£7,300	13.86%
28	Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture	£33,893	£38,586	£4,693	13.85%
29	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£62,050	£70,393	£8,343	13.45%
30	Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.	£39,629	£44,843	£5,214	13.16%
31	Conservation professionals	£31,807	£35,979	£4,172	13.12%
32	Elected officers and representatives	£43,800	£49,536	£5,736	13.1%
33	Waste disposal and environmental services managers	£43,800	£49,536	£5,736	13.1%
34	IT specialist managers	£51,100	£57,357	£6,257	12.24%
35	Engineering professionals n.e.c.	£42,236	£46,929	£4,693	11.11%
36	Electrical engineers	£47,450	£52,664	£5,214	10.99%
37	Health care practice managers	£40,150	£44,321	£4,171	10.39%
38	Programmers and software development professionals	£46,929	£51,621	£4,692	10%
39	Human resource managers and directors	£55,793	£61,007	£5,214	9.35%
40	Physical scientists	£44,843	£49,014	£4,171	9.3%
41	Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	£40,671	£44,321	£3,650	8.97%
42	Garage managers and proprietors	£34,936	£38,064	£3,128	8.95%
43	Civil engineers	£43,279	£46,929	£3,650	8.43%
44	Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.	£38,586	£41,193	£2,607	6.76%
45	Information technology and telecommunications professionals n.e.c.	£46,407	£48,493	£2,086	4.5%
46	Information technology and telecommunications directors	£80,300	£83,429	£3,129	3.9%
47	Design and development engineers	£44,321	£45,886	£1,565	3.53%
48	Social and humanities scientists	£34,414	£35,457	£1,043	3.03%
49	Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors	£26,593	£27,114	£521	1.96%
50	Environment professionals	£41,193	£40,671	£-522	-1.27%

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