Public administration and defence · 250 to 499 staff

Office Of Rail and Road

Last year's median gap 6.2%

Key figures

5.1%median hourly pay gap (sector median 3.0%)

36.3%of the top pay quartile are women

0.0%median bonus gap

Measure	This employer	Sector median	All employers
Median hourly pay gap how much less women earn per hour than men, at the median	5.1%	3.0%	8.0%
Mean hourly pay gap	7.9%	3.8%	10.6%
Median bonus gap	0.0%	0.0%	13.9%
Women paid a bonus	85.8%	0.0%	22.0%
Men paid a bonus	80.0%	0.0%	23.0%
Women in the top pay quartile	36.3%	53.5%	40.6%
Women in the lowest pay quartile	54.9%	59.5%	56.3%
Women in the workforce (from quartiles)	43.7%	56.9%	48.8%

A positive gap means men are paid more; a negative gap means women are. Sector: Public administration and defence (470 employers). The employer's own statement

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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.