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The gender pay gap

The purpose of the gender pay gap is to demonstrate due regard to equality and that HMRC鈥檚 pay system complies with the Equality Act 2010 by being fair, transparent and values the entire workforce, sending positive messages about our organisational values and ways of working. It also demonstrates to our employees and potential employees a commitment to equality.

In line with government legislation, under Section 78 of the Public Sector Equality Duty, HMRC voluntarily publishes its gender pay gap annually.

The gender pay gap is the difference between the average basic pay (excluding allowances) of women and men in HMRC. The difference is expressed as a percentage of the average basic pay for men.

Where the percentage difference shown is less than 0, then women have the lead and where it is greater than 0, then men have the lead.

We have measured the pay gaps using both mean^{[footnote 1]} averages and median^{[footnote 2]} averages. The dataset has been based on basic pay as at 30 September 2015, which includes the 1 June 2015 pay award. Allowances and other payments such as overtime have been excluded.

The total headcount is 65,471 and excludes the Senior Civil Service where separate pay arrangements apply.

Data in Tables 1 (mean) and 2 (median) shows the overall gender pay gap, and indicates that men receive a base pay that is on average 11% higher (mean), or 11% higher (median) than women.

Table 1: Mean basic pay by gender

Grade	Women	Men	Difference
Grades AA - G6	拢25,387	拢28,405	+11%

Table 2: Median basic pay by gender

Grade	Women	Men	Difference
Grades AA - G6	拢23,367	拢26,359	+11%

These comparisons takes no account of grades, location pay scales or full-time/part- time status.

Although women represent 57% of our workforce, the proportion of women in each grade decreases with seniority of grade. In contrast, the proportion of men in each grade increases with seniority of grade.

Tables 3 and 4 below illustrate the mean and median by grade, which is more representative. Based on the mean, the gaps show minor differences of less than 3%, whereas the gap based on the median show gaps between 0% - 8%.

Table 3: Mean basic pay by grade and gender

Grade	Women	Men	Difference
Admin. Assistant	拢16,483	拢16,524	0%
Assistant Officer	拢19,603	拢19,306	-2%
Officer	拢25,628	拢25,607	0%
Higher Officer	拢31,375	拢31,678	1%
Senior Officer	拢37,820	拢38,528	2%
Band T	拢28,878	拢29,031	1%
Grade 7	拢51,737	拢52,346	1%
Grade 6	拢65,030	拢66,024	2%

Table 4: Median basic pay by grade and gender

Grade	Women	Men	Difference
Admin. Assistant	拢16,309	拢16,309	0%
Assistant Officer	拢20,074	拢18,580	-8%
Officer	拢26,157	拢26,156	0%
Higher Officer	拢30,648	拢31,580	3%
Senior Officer	拢36,751	拢38,644	5%
Band T	拢27,333	拢27,746	1%
Grade 7	拢49,792	拢52,155	5%
Grade 6	拢65,564	拢65,882	0%