Official Statistics

9. Pay gap: data table (CSV)

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9. Pay gap
The Department analyses data to identify any differences in pay on the grounds of gender, race, age and disability. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
The pay gap is calculated by adding together the pay of all of the members of the potentially disadvantaged group in the Department who are in grades below the Senior Civil Service (SCS) and then working out an average salary. This is then compared to the average salary of the potentially advantaged group. The gap is the difference between the two averages divided by the average pay of the advantaged group. Much of the pay gap may reflect differences in grade mix or employees working part time. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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The ‘Pay difference’ above is defined as the mean pay of the advantaged group minus the mean pay of the disadvantaged group. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Therefore, in the case of the gender pay gap, the average salary of women in grades below SCS is calculated and then compared to the average salary of men in grades below SCS. The difference is expressed as a percentage and is presented by grade. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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The table below shows which group is considered to be advantaged or disadvantaged for the purposes of expressing the pay gap for that protected characteristic. In the case of age, the majority age group (25-54) is shown against both the younger group (16-24) and the older age group (55 and above). Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Comparison table by protected characteristic for pay gap data Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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Protected characteristic Disadvantaged group Advantaged group Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Age 16-24 25-54 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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Disability Disabled Non-disabled Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Ethnicity Ethnic minority White Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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Generally the similarity of this indicator in an advantaged and disadvantaged group will indicate equivalent behaviour. However, this will require a reasonably complete level of information and sufficiently large volumes in each category to be able to draw firm conclusions. As an example, the 16 to 24 disadvantaged age group only contains 2% of the headcount (Table 1.1), so makes robust comparisons difficult Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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Table 9.1 Pay gap by age 1,2,3,4,5,7,8 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Age AA AO EO HEO SEO G7 G6 All Grades
Age 16-24 (mean salary) £15,530 £16,811 £22,032 £24,225 £37,620  N/A N/A  £18,092
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Age 25-54 (mean salary) £15,767 £18,280 £23,628 £28,155 £34,050  N/A  N/A £22,943
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Pay gap 1.5 8.04 6.75 13.96 -10.48  N/A N/A  21.14
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Age AA AO EO HEO SEO G7 G6 All Grades
Age 55 and above (mean salary) £15,758 £18,601 £24,403 £29,910 £36,056 £49,792 £62,792 £23,305
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Age 25-54 (mean salary) £15,767 £18,280 £23,628 £28,155 £34,050 £47,560 £60,014 £22,943
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Pay gap 0.06 -1.76 -3.28 -6.23 -5.89 -4.69 -4.63 -1.58
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Table 9.2: Pay gap by indicated disability 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Disability AA AO EO HEO SEO G7 G6 All Grades
Disabled (mean salary) £15,799 £18,638 £24,143 £28,938 £34,807 £47,969 £61,535 £23,037
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Non Disabled (mean salary) £15,778 £18,644 £23,988 £28,661 £34,565 £47,907 £60,627 £23,374
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Pay gap (% disabled to non-disabled) -0.13 0.03 -0.64 -0.97 -0.7 -0.13 -1.5 1.44
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Table 9.3: Pay gap by indicted ethnicity1,2,3,4,5,7,8 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Ethnicity AA AO EO HEO SEO G7 G6 All Grades
Ethnic Minority (mean salary) £15,795 £18,621 £23,619 £28,503 £34,316 £47,751 £59,120 £22,177
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White (mean salary) £15,767 £18,469 £23,951 £28,626 £34,587 £47,887 £60,496 £23,329
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Pay gap (% ethnic minority to white) -0.18 -0.82 1.39 0.43 0.78 0.28 2.28 4.94
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Table 9.4: Pay gap by gender1,2,3,4,5,7,8 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Gender AA AO EO HEO SEO G7 G6 All Grades
Female (mean salary) £15,759 £18,400 £23,836 £28,468 £34,365 £47,371 £59,500 £22,623
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Male (mean salary) £15,759 £18,105 £23,752 £28,480 £34,707 £48,643 £61,557 £23,525
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Pay gap (% female to male) 0 -1.6 -0.4 0 1 2.6 3.3 3.8
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1. Source of staff details (and all other tables and charts in this package) is the Dataview/Point-in-Time table for March 2016 as processed by SSCL Accounting Services. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
2. Salary Totals are the total of full-time equivalent (FTE) or pro-rated salaries in the pay band, excluding allowances and overtime. However, to prevent skews in diversity analyses due to different pay zones, all salaries here are treated as though they are on DWP National pay scales. That is, salaries on pay scales for Inner London, Outer London and Special Location Pay Zones have been placed on their equivalent position on the National pay scale. ERNIC & Civil Service Pension contributions are excluded from these figures. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
3. The staff count is the FTE total of staff in the pay band; part time staff are a proportion of 1 according to their working pattern. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
4. Mean salary is the total FTE basic salaries for the pay band, divided into the FTE count. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
5. Records excluded from this analysis include SCS staff. Casual and Fixed-Term Appointments are included. The population used in the analysis therefore represents 99.5% of DWP staff paid and in post on 31 March 201. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
6. As staff records have an option not to record ethnicity or disability types, only 76% of records could be used to analyse ethnicity, and 82% disability. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
7. The pay gap calculation is: Pay Gap = (Pay Difference) / (Pay of the Advantaged Group), where "Pay Difference" is: Mean Pay of the Advantaged Group – Mean Pay of the Disadvantaged Group. Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
8. The Advantaged (A) and Disadvantaged (D) Groups have been defined as follows: Gender - Men (A) Women (D); Ethnicity - White (A) Ethnic Minorities (D); Disability - Non Disabled (A) Disabled (D); Age - 26-55 (A) 16-25 (D) 55+ (D). Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set