Our 2020 Genomics Salary Survey found the average salary for a male worker in the UK is 4.4% higher than the average female salary.

The average male salary is £45,000 which is 4.4% higher than the average female salary of £43,000. 

Paramount Recruitment Director, Eugene McDaid says:

It’s really positive to see the pay gaps between males and females are decreasing and leading to more pay parity.

 

The figures present a difference to last year and although there is progress being made, we still have a long way to go. More companies are taking responsibility for ensuring equal pay. With the recent UK law which requires employers with 250 or more employees to publish and report figures about their gender pay gap, companies are consciously and actively minimise gender pay imbalances.

Gender pay gaps by seniority 

Although the difference between the levels of seniority is fairly consistent, the highest haps is at senior level where males earn 10% more than females. 

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