Employers

Arts and recreation: UK employers

261 employers. Sector median gap 2.6%; all employers 8.0%.

EmployerSizeMedian hourly pay gapWomen in the top pay quartile
1life Management Solutions Limited250 to 499 staff-35.0%72.7%
9999 Dw Estates Limited250 to 499 staff0.0%37.0%
Abbeycroft Leisure250 to 499 staff-2.5%70.0%
Aberdeen Football Club Limited250 to 499 staff12.7%28.9%
Academy Music Group Limited1000 to 4999 staff2.2%43.2%
Active Stirling Limited250 to 499 staff0.0%63.0%
Adventure Forest Limited500 to 999 staff0.0%46.0%
Afc Bournemouth Limited500 to 999 staff4.7%22.3%
Alliance Myactive Wellbeing Limited250 to 499 staff-2.0%57.1%
Alpine Racing Limited500 to 999 staff18.0%7.0%
Altrad Integrity Services Limited1000 to 4999 staff41.0%2.0%
Altus Intervention Limited250 to 499 staff30.8%3.5%
Amr Gp Limited1000 to 4999 staff20.6%12.2%
Angus Alive500 to 999 staff-0.1%80.0%
Ansco Arena Limited250 to 499 staff6.2%45.8%
Archer (UK) Limited250 to 499 staff39.6%7.0%
Arena Event Services Group Limited250 to 499 staff2.7%14.3%
Baker Hughes Limited500 to 999 staff14.3%15.0%
Bandai Namco Amusement Europe Limited500 to 999 staff28.7%29.0%
Bannatyne Fitness Limited1000 to 4999 staff-0.8%62.6%
Barnsley Football Club Limited250 to 499 staff6.0%15.2%
Barnsley Premier Leisure500 to 999 staff1.0%60.3%
Beamish Museum250 to 499 staff0.4%56.0%
Betfair Limited500 to 999 staff-0.3%34.5%
Bh Live1000 to 4999 staff-11.7%77.4%
Birmingham City Football Club Limited250 to 499 staff-1.8%24.8%
Birmingham Community Leisure Trust500 to 999 staff-7.2%56.2%
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Trust Limited250 to 499 staff3.2%53.0%
Blackpool Pleasure Beach Limited500 to 999 staff0.0%25.0%
Blenheim Visitors Limited500 to 999 staff6.1%46.1%
Boskalis Subsea Services Limited250 to 499 staff31.2%19.1%
Boylesports (UK) Limited250 to 499 staff3.4%40.2%
Brentford Fc Limited250 to 499 staff22.0%7.0%
Brighton And Hove Albion Football Club,limited(The)1000 to 4999 staff18.9%22.8%
Brighton Marine Palace & Pier Company (The)250 to 499 staff7.8%15.0%
British Horseracing Authority Limited250 to 499 staff9.0%39.0%
Burhill Golf And Leisure Limited1000 to 4999 staff0.0%35.0%
Burnley Football & Athletic Company,limited(The)250 to 499 staff17.0%7.0%
Buzz Group Limited1000 to 4999 staff3.1%46.0%
Can (Offshore) Limited500 to 999 staff41.0%3.6%
Cardiff City Football Club Limited250 to 499 staff12.0%8.0%
Castle Leisure Ltd500 to 999 staff0.0%55.0%
Cb&i Asset Solutions Limited1000 to 4999 staff38.8%8.4%
Celtic F.c. Limited500 to 999 staff9.8%18.0%
Celtic Leisure250 to 499 staff0.2%67.0%
Chatsworth House Trust250 to 499 staff0.0%60.0%
Chelsea Fc FoundationLess than 250 staff-10.8%43.8%
Chelsea Football Club Limited1000 to 4999 staff7.4%10.5%
Cheshire West & Chester Leisure Cic500 to 999 staff-3.1%69.1%
Circadian Trust250 to 499 staff-10.6%55.0%
Colchester United Football Club Limited250 to 499 staff0.0%5.6%
Colchester Zoo Enterprises Limited250 to 499 staff9.0%42.0%
Coventry City Football Club Limited250 to 499 staff10.3%7.1%
Coventry Sports Foundation250 to 499 staff-0.9%64.0%
Cpfc Limited1000 to 4999 staff0.0%26.0%
David Lloyd Leisure Limited5000 to 19,999 staff11.3%46.6%
Delfont Mackintosh Theatres Limited500 to 999 staff14.3%40.5%
Derby County (The Rams) Limited500 to 999 staff31.2%15.0%
Doncaster Culture And Leisure Trust250 to 499 staff-8.0%69.4%
Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited5000 to 19,999 staff1.9%40.0%
Dransfield Novelty Company Limited250 to 499 staff14.3%16.0%
Drayton Manor Resort Limited500 to 999 staff15.1%42.3%
East Renfrewshire Culture & Leisure Limited250 to 499 staff2.6%54.8%
Edinburgh Leisure1000 to 4999 staff0.0%48.6%
England And Wales Cricket Board Limited250 to 499 staff22.2%24.0%
English National Opera250 to 499 staff0.0%49.3%
Enjoy East Lothian Limited250 to 499 staff1.0%55.0%
Ensco Services Limited500 to 999 staff18.3%1.7%
Everton Football Club Company, Limited1000 to 4999 staff-1.1%24.0%
Expro North Sea Limited500 to 999 staff23.7%6.5%
F50 Team GB LimitedLess than 250 staff-4.6%34.4%
Fife Cultural TrustLess than 250 staff0.0%81.0%
Fife Sports & Leisure Trust Limited500 to 999 staff0.0%50.0%
Fitness First Clubs Limited250 to 499 staff0.0%30.0%
Flight Club Darts Limited500 to 999 staff-1.1%49.0%
Flintshire Libraries And Leisure Limited250 to 499 staff18.3%53.4%
Fmc Technologies Limited500 to 999 staff6.7%13.6%
Football Association Limited500 to 999 staff27.3%23.0%
Fraser Capital Management Limited500 to 999 staff5.2%44.4%
Fulham Football Club Limited500 to 999 staff5.6%11.0%
Fusion Lifestyle1000 to 4999 staff-13.6%82.3%
Fvwl Football Limited250 to 499 staff12.9%11.6%
Genting Casinos UK Limited1000 to 4999 staff5.9%36.2%
Gloucester Rugby Limited250 to 499 staff0.0%11.6%
Glyndebourne Productions Limited250 to 499 staff20.4%43.5%
Go Karting For Fun Limited1000 to 4999 staff0.0%33.0%
Goodwood Racecourse LimitedLess than 250 staff17.4%37.5%
Goodwood Road Racing Company Limited250 to 499 staff13.1%45.5%
Gravity Fitness Limited500 to 999 staff11.1%52.7%
H. B. Leisure LTD.500 to 999 staff2.2%36.0%
Halo Leisure Services Limited1000 to 4999 staff-8.0%70.0%
Heart Of Midlothian PLC500 to 999 staff6.0%25.9%
Hestview Limited1000 to 4999 staff10.5%23.8%
Hippodrome Casino Limited500 to 999 staff-1.6%27.3%
Historic England500 to 999 staff9.6%55.8%
Howletts And Port Lympne Estates Limited250 to 499 staff0.0%54.6%
Hull City Tigers Limited250 to 499 staff22.7%0.0%
Hull Culture And Leisure Limited500 to 999 staff4.8%58.6%
Imperial War MuseumLess than 250 staff-18.9%42.0%
Inspireall Leisure And Family Support Services500 to 999 staff-1.0%78.0%
Inverclyde Leisure250 to 499 staff-3.5%63.0%
Ipswich Town Football Club Company Limited1000 to 4999 staff54.5%17.5%
Jd Sports Gyms Limited1000 to 4999 staff0.0%38.2%
Jennings Racing Limited500 to 999 staff2.3%32.2%
Jockey Club Racecourses Limited500 to 999 staff-13.5%30.4%
Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Limited5000 to 19,999 staff3.6%39.1%
Lampton Leisure Limited250 to 499 staff0.0%62.5%
Leeds United Football Club Limited1000 to 4999 staff0.0%23.0%
Legacy Leisure Limited1000 to 4999 staff-3.5%74.6%
Leicester City Football Club Limited500 to 999 staff2.1%21.9%
Leicester Football Club PLC250 to 499 staff0.0%47.0%
Leicester Theatre Trust LimitedLess than 250 staff5.6%43.0%
Lex Leisure Cic1000 to 4999 staff-5.6%71.8%
Libraries Unlimited South West250 to 499 staff0.0%72.0%
Lincoln City Football Club Company Limited250 to 499 staff6.6%7.1%
Lincs Inspire Limited250 to 499 staff0.0%64.4%
Live Active Leisure Limited250 to 499 staff2.7%52.0%
Live Borders Limited250 to 499 staff-1.1%56.2%
Live Nation (Music) UK Limited500 to 999 staff22.0%42.5%
Longleat Enterprises Limited500 to 999 staff1.1%57.1%
Luxury Leisure1000 to 4999 staff4.1%43.9%
Manchester City Football Club Limited1000 to 4999 staff2.1%23.5%
Manchester United Football Club Limited500 to 999 staff13.5%18.0%
Maximum Fun Devon Limited250 to 499 staff1.3%39.0%
Mayflower Theatre Trust(The)250 to 499 staff0.0%50.0%
Mclaren Racing Limited1000 to 4999 staff21.8%13.2%
Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd1000 to 4999 staff14.9%15.2%
Merkur Slots UK Limited1000 to 4999 staff-0.5%48.8%
Merlin Cinemas Limited250 to 499 staff3.8%45.0%
Merlin Entertainments (Sea Life) Limited250 to 499 staff9.8%46.9%
Middlesbrough Football & Athletic Company (1986) Limited500 to 999 staff21.8%6.1%
Millennium Stadium PLC500 to 999 staff0.2%27.9%
Moonbug Entertainment Limited250 to 499 staff-11.7%53.0%
Motorsport Vision Limited500 to 999 staff0.0%29.3%
Museum of London250 to 499 staff-1.9%61.2%
National Football Centre LimitedLess than 250 staff2.8%50.9%
National Museums Liverpool250 to 499 staff-0.1%60.7%
National Museums Of Scotland250 to 499 staff-10.7%65.0%
National Oilwell Varco UK Limited1000 to 4999 staff15.0%9.3%
Natural History Museum1000 to 4999 staff8.2%51.3%
Newcastle United Football Company Limited1000 to 4999 staff0.0%25.0%
Newport Live250 to 499 staff5.6%61.0%
Nimax Theatres Limited250 to 499 staff21.9%38.0%
Nirvana Spa & Leisure Limited250 to 499 staff5.5%45.0%
North Ayrshire Leisure Limited500 to 999 staff-6.5%72.7%
North Music Trust250 to 499 staff-4.5%62.0%
North Of England Zoological Society (The)500 to 999 staff5.3%47.2%
Northampton Rugby Football Club LimitedLess than 250 staff33.0%4.0%
Northampton Town Football Club Limited(The)250 to 499 staff-6.0%8.0%
Northwind 5s Limited500 to 999 staff0.0%26.2%
Norwich City Football Club PLC1000 to 4999 staff5.8%13.5%
Nottingham Forest Football Club Limited500 to 999 staff-1.9%14.5%
Nottingham Ice Centre Limited1000 to 4999 staff-3.1%52.3%
Opera North Limited250 to 499 staff17.4%45.0%
Paultons Park Limited500 to 999 staff0.0%41.4%
Pga European Tour250 to 499 staff20.5%23.0%
Places For People Leisure Limited5000 to 19,999 staff-11.9%72.9%
Plymouth Active Leisure Limited250 to 499 staff0.0%53.0%
Plymouth Argyle Football Club Limited500 to 999 staff0.0%25.0%
Port Vale Football Club Limited250 to 499 staff18.0%6.0%
Portsmouth Community Football Club Limited250 to 499 staff13.2%8.2%
Postcode Lottery Limited250 to 499 staff15.3%36.0%
Potter's Leisure LTD.250 to 499 staff5.0%48.0%
Power Leisure Bookmakers Limited1000 to 4999 staff0.0%34.6%
Powerleague Fives Limited500 to 999 staff2.9%33.0%
Preston North End Football Club,limited(The)250 to 499 staff7.0%9.0%
Pure Gym Limited1000 to 4999 staff0.0%36.3%
Qpr Holdings Limited250 to 499 staff12.3%11.0%
Rochdale Boroughwide Cultural Trust500 to 999 staff-12.8%65.9%
Royal Albert Hall250 to 499 staff7.2%46.8%
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh250 to 499 staff7.2%51.0%
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society(The)250 to 499 staff-2.7%49.4%
Royal Navy Museums250 to 499 staff-4.1%62.0%
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation1000 to 4999 staff12.6%47.0%
Royal Shakespeare Company500 to 999 staff11.8%56.4%
Sadler's Wells Trust Limited250 to 499 staff12.8%54.0%
Sandwell Leisure Trust250 to 499 staff-0.3%56.2%
Scottish OperaLess than 250 staff-3.7%66.7%
Scottish Rugby Limited500 to 999 staff26.0%11.0%
Serco Leisure Operating Limited250 to 499 staff14.6%43.1%
Shakespeare Globe Trust(The)Less than 250 staff1.0%66.0%
Sheffield Theatres Trust250 to 499 staff-2.6%55.0%
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Limited500 to 999 staff2.0%11.0%
Shropshire Community Leisure Trust Limited250 to 499 staff-8.5%69.8%
Silverstone Circuits Limited250 to 499 staff1.4%45.9%
Slm Fitness & Health Limited5000 to 19,999 staff-18.6%72.2%
Solotech UK Group Ltd250 to 499 staff26.9%18.5%
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited250 to 499 staff11.2%52.3%
South Downs Leisure500 to 999 staff-17.0%79.0%
South Lanarkshire Leisure And Culture Limited1000 to 4999 staff-1.1%55.1%
Southampton Football Club Limited1000 to 4999 staff1.9%26.9%
Southbank Centre Limited500 to 999 staff12.8%56.2%
Sportsdirect.com Fitness Limited250 to 499 staff0.0%37.0%
St Helens Rugby Football Club Limited500 to 999 staff0.0%21.3%
Stadium Traffic Management Limited500 to 999 staff-1.8%16.6%
Stockport Active Cic250 to 499 staff0.0%57.4%
Stoke City Football Club Limited250 to 499 staff31.0%1.1%
Sunderland Association Football Club,limited(The)1000 to 4999 staff0.0%28.5%
Superstadium Management Company Limited250 to 499 staff0.0%23.9%
Swansea City Association Football Club Limited(The)250 to 499 staff20.8%8.7%
Tameside Sports Trust250 to 499 staff-0.7%53.0%
Technipfmc UK Limited500 to 999 staff38.4%13.4%
Tenpin Limited1000 to 4999 staff4.0%47.0%
The A & S Leisure Group Limited250 to 499 staff7.0%22.3%
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (Championships) Limited500 to 999 staff3.0%40.4%
The Ambassador Theatre Group (Venues) Limited1000 to 4999 staff0.0%47.0%
The Arsenal Football Club Limited1000 to 4999 staff-5.6%33.0%
The Blackburn Rovers Football And Athletic Limited500 to 999 staff0.0%18.7%
The British Cycling Federation250 to 499 staff24.9%32.9%
The British Library Trust1000 to 4999 staff1.8%54.0%
The Coaching Inn Group Ltd1000 to 4999 staff6.1%33.6%
The Dundee United Football Company Limited250 to 499 staff20.0%12.7%
The Football Association Premier League Limited250 to 499 staff16.2%33.7%
The Goodwood Club LimitedLess than 250 staff5.6%28.0%
The Guildhall Trust250 to 499 staff5.0%48.4%
The Gym Limited1000 to 4999 staff0.0%31.1%
The King's Foundation250 to 499 staff3.3%57.0%
The Liverpool Football Club And Athletic Grounds Limited5000 to 19,999 staff0.3%35.7%
The National Maritime Museum500 to 999 staff-8.2%64.0%
The National Trust For Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty5000 to 19,999 staff0.3%60.1%
The Original Bowling Company Limited1000 to 4999 staff4.3%44.7%
The Rangers Football Club Limited250 to 499 staff0.0%13.0%
The Rothschild Foundation250 to 499 staff10.2%56.2%
The Roundhouse TrustLess than 250 staff7.4%52.0%
The Royal Academy Of Arts250 to 499 staff1.0%63.0%
The Royal National Theatre1000 to 4999 staff2.6%57.1%
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland250 to 499 staff-2.4%66.0%
The Sheffield United Football Club Limited250 to 499 staff14.2%9.7%
The Walt Disney Company Limited1000 to 4999 staff17.4%47.0%
The Welsh Rugby Union Limited250 to 499 staff19.9%35.2%
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust500 to 999 staff3.9%58.0%
Theatre Royal (Norwich) Trust Limited250 to 499 staff11.4%47.0%
Tonbridge And Malling Leisure Trust500 to 999 staff-12.7%86.6%
Topgolf Limited500 to 999 staff1.7%28.6%
Total Fitness Health Clubs Limited500 to 999 staff1.8%37.6%
Tottenham Hotspur Football & Athletic Co. Ltd1000 to 4999 staff6.0%27.0%
Trafford Leisure Community Interest Company250 to 499 staff-4.7%55.0%
Tranmere Rovers Football Club Limited250 to 499 staff4.5%17.9%
Trilogy Active Ltd250 to 499 staff-2.0%67.0%
UK Sports Institute Limited250 to 499 staff6.3%46.5%
Victoria & Albert Museum1000 to 4999 staff2.0%69.9%
Vision-Redbridge Culture & Leisure500 to 999 staff1.1%51.5%
Wales Millennium Centre250 to 499 staff-5.4%50.0%
Watford Association Football Club Limited(The)250 to 499 staff14.9%4.7%
Wave Active Limited250 to 499 staff-9.4%62.5%
Weatherford U.K. Limited250 to 499 staff21.4%17.4%
Wembley National Stadium Limited500 to 999 staff1.3%34.5%
Wentworth Club Limited250 to 499 staff-0.4%45.1%
West Bromwich Albion Football Club Limited500 to 999 staff14.6%16.4%
West Ham United Football Club Limited500 to 999 staff0.7%24.0%
West Lothian Leisure250 to 499 staff0.0%71.0%
West Midland Safari Park Limited250 to 499 staff2.6%57.5%
Whg Services Limited500 to 999 staff8.6%20.6%
Wild Life Group Limited250 to 499 staff1.4%50.0%
William Hill Organization Limited5000 to 19,999 staff2.6%38.5%
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (1986) Limited500 to 999 staff10.0%12.9%
Wood Group UK Limited1000 to 4999 staff33.8%9.0%
Wood Mackenzie Limited500 to 999 staff13.8%30.8%
Worley Services UK Limited500 to 999 staff28.6%19.7%
Wrexham Afc Limited250 to 499 staff0.0%7.7%
Zip World Limited500 to 999 staff13.5%50.0%

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.