London had the smallest gender pay gap 20 years ago, but now it has the largest

27 November 2017
By ONS Digital

The pay gap between men and women working in London has barely changed in over two decades, new ONS analysis shows. While in 1997 the capital had the narrowest gender pay gap, there has been little improvement since then. Other regions in the UK have seen more movement towards pay equality over time. Women working […]

Is pay higher in the public or private sector?

16 November 2017
By Philip Leake

Public sector workers earned 1% less per hour, on average, than private sector workers with equivalent characteristics in 2016, initial ONS analysis shows.

How do the jobs men and women do affect the gender pay gap?

6 October 2017
By Philip Leake

Women earn less per hour, on average, than men in all nine major occupation groups.