Gender pay gap reports
The gender pay gap report contains the mean and median differences between men's and women's hourly earnings and bonuses, the distribution of men and women across pay quartiles, and the proportion of staff receiving bonuses.
The gender pay gap report sets out the mean and median hourly pay for men and women, as well as the proportion of male and female employees across pay quartiles.
The gender pay gap represents the difference between women’s average/median pay and men’s average/median pay, expressed as a percentage of men’s pay. A negative percentage indicates that women are, on average/median, paid more than men, while a positive percentage indicates that men are paid more than women.
The gender pay gap measures differences in average/median pay across the council’s workforce. It is different from an equal pay comparison, which involves a direct comparison of 2 people or groups of people carrying out the same work or work of equal value.
Gender pay gap report - March 2025
Lambeth's mean gender pay gap is 2.67%. Women are paid £0.75 less than men for every hour worked. The pay gap has decreased by 0.71% from March 2024.
Looking at the median hourly pay, there is no gender pay gap in Lambeth, with the median male and median female employee paid the same amount. This is a slight improvement from last year’s median gender pay gap of 0.08%.
A key driver of the mean gender pay gap continues to be the underrepresentation of women in senior grades, although there has been a distinct improvement in the share of women in the upper quartile of earners compared to March 2024.
These figures have been published in line with gender pay reporting legislation, which requires employers with 250 or more employees to publish statutory calculations every year showing how large the pay gap is between their male and female employees.
Lambeth Council does not have a bonus scheme.
Pay rates
| Pay rates | Gender pay gap | Women’s pay as % of men’s pay | Hourly rate of women | Hourly rate of men | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean hourly rate | 2.67% | 97.3% | £27.31 | £28.06 | £0.75 |
| Median hourly rate | 0.00% | 100.0% | £25.45 | £25.45 | £0.00 |
Pay quartiles
| Pay quartiles | Women % | Men % | Women headcount | Men headcount | Total headcount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper quartile | 56.3% | 43.7% | 435 | 347 | 782 |
| Upper-Middle quartile | 61.3% | 38.7% | 471 | 310 | 781 |
| Lower-Middle quartile | 63.9% | 36.1% | 512 | 269 | 781 |
| Lower quartile | 56.1% | 43.9% | 438 | 343 | 781 |
Previous gender pay gap reports
- Gender pay gap report - March 2024 (PDF 128 KB)
- Gender pay gap report - March 2023 (PDF 55 KB)
- Gender pay gap report - March 2022 (PDF 59KB)
- Gender pay gap report - March 2021 (PDF 131KB)
- Gender pay gap report - March 2020 (PDF 164KB)
- Gender pay gap report - March 2019 (PDF 252KB)
- Gender pay gap report - March 2018 (PDF 70LB)