Manufacturing ยท 1000 to 4999 staff

Ds Smith Packaging Limited

Company number 00630681 ยท Last year's median gap 1.1%

Ds Smith Packaging Limited, an employer in manufacturing with 1000 to 4999 staff, reported a median hourly gender pay gap of -1.6% for 2025-26, below the sector median of 6.0% (UK Gender Pay Gap Service).

Key figures

-1.6%median hourly pay gap (sector median 6.0%)
27.9%of the top pay quartile are women
-173.8%median bonus gap
MeasureThis employerSector medianAll employers
Median hourly pay gap
how much less women earn per hour than men, at the median
-1.6%6.0%8.0%
Mean hourly pay gap-6.9%8.5%10.6%
Median bonus gap-173.8%3.9%13.9%
Women paid a bonus56.1%65.9%22.0%
Men paid a bonus58.6%70.3%23.0%
Women in the top pay quartile27.9%20.3%40.6%
Women in the lowest pay quartile25.6%33.8%56.3%
Women in the workforce (from quartiles)19.0%25.9%48.8%

A positive gap means men are paid more; a negative gap means women are. Sector: Manufacturing (1,412 employers).

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Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service, 2025-26 reports (open data, Open Government Licence v3.0). Every employer with 250 or more staff reports its gender pay gap each year. Compiled by The Hardest Market.