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Saker-Clark, H. (2026, October 22). UK gender pay gap declines as more workers in low-paid jobs. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/office-for-national-statistics-press-association-b1301898.html
Saker-Clark, Henry. “UK gender pay gap declines as more workers in low-paid jobs.” Evening Standard, 22 Oct. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/office-for-national-statistics-press-association-b1301898.html.
Saker-Clark, Henry. “UK gender pay gap declines as more workers in low-paid jobs.” Evening Standard, October 22, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/office-for-national-statistics-press-association-b1301898.html.
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As of October 2026, the UK's gender pay gap declined to 7.2%, down from 9.4% a decade earlier, according to official figures from the ONS. The median hourly earnings for all workers were £20.17 for men and £17.69 for women, reflecting a larger proportion of women in part-time employment. Median hourly earnings for full-time employees specifically were £21.51 for men and £20.05 for women. Despite the overall decline, men still earned more than women across all major occupation groups, with the largest gap at 12.7% for skilled trades workers and the smallest at 1.7% in sales and customer service roles. The data also revealed a smaller gender pay gap among younger workers aged 30 to 39, showing a 4.1% difference.
Median hourly earnings for full-time employees was £21.51 for men and £20.05 for women.
The gender pay gap measures differences in pay for men and women in employment across the UK. It is not a measure of the difference in pay between men and women in the same jobs.
While the gender pay gap has been decreasing over time, men continued to earn more than women in full-time work in all major occupation groups.
