5. Human resources
Pay policy
This policy sets out the agreed pay framework for the council for the following financial year.
Gender pay gap
The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017 requires local authorities who employ over 250 or more employees to produce a gender pay gap report.
Gender pay gap report 31 March 2025
Results (hourly rates to 2 decimal places)
Mean Pay
- Mean Female Pay: £18.64
- Mean Male Pay: £17.47
- Mean Gender Pay Gap: -6.68%
Median Pay
- Median Female Pay: £17.42
- Median Male Pay: £15.57
- Median Gender Pay Gap: -11.85%
Staff receiving bonuses - mean
- Mean Female Bonus Pay: £0.00
- Mean Male Bonus Pay: £0.00
- Mean Gender Pay Gap: 0.0%
Staff receiving bonuses - median
- Median Female Bonus Pay: £0.00
- Median Male Pay: £0.00
- Median Gender Pay Gap: 0.0%
Staff receiving bonus pay
- Number of Females receiving Bonus Pay: 0
- Number of Males receiving Bonus Pay: 0
- Proportion of Females receiving Bonus Pay: 0.0%
- Proportion of Males receiving Bonus Pay: 0.0%
Quartile figures breakdown
- Lower
- Female: 27.37%
- Male: 72.63%
- Lower Middle
- Female: 45.79%
- Male: 54.21%
- Upper Middle
- Female: 62.30%
- Male: 37.70%
- Upper
- Female 46.81%
- Male: 53.19%