A comprehensive list of gender pay gap data for UK firms in construction 

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All UK firms with more than 250 staff are now required by law to publish annual figures showing the pay gap between their male and female employees, with the results being published on the employer’s own website and a government site. 

Below is a list of the largest construction businesses to have released their gender pay gap figures. Lendlease reported their figures six months prior to the deadline, admitting its total female staff earn 30% less than the total earnings of all male staff. 

Building analysed this data as part of its Women in Construction special coverage - click here for more analysis.

Top 40 contractors
CompanyMedian pay gap %Mean pay gap %% of women in upper quartile% of women to receive a bonusMedian bonus gap %
Vinci Construction UK 48.5 43.6 7 4.8 62.3
Multiplex 47.2 43 5 87.8 46.5
Bowmer & Kirkland 44.6 37.3 5 88 77.3
Willmott Dixon 43.5 35.5 4.7 89.6 48.2
ISG Construction 40.5 34.7 4.8 4.2 -78.1
Mace 39.9 34.5 7 50 33.3
Berkeley Group 37.9 34.4 13 49.5 36.9
Galliford Try 33.2 31 9.3 57 41.2
Balfour Beatty 33 27 7 25 65
Lendlease 33 30.4 6 78.2 51.4
Morgan Sindall 33 31 8 61.1 42
Mitie 31.4 24.4 30 15 79.4
Volker Vessels UK 30.5 38.3 9.1 43.2 59.5
Amey 30 24 14 7 33
Sir Robert McAlpine 30 29.4 7.4 8.5 62.5
Interserve Construction** 29.7 30.3 4 21 54.5
Keepmoat 28.5 19.6 28 68.1 47.5
Cala Group 27.9 28.3 16.1 84.3 69.3
Bam UK 27.7 26.2 7 13 68.4
Places for People 27.7 39.8 24.3 7.6 96
Bovis Homes 26.4 24.2 21.7 81.3 43.1
Mears 25.7 18.1 9.6 9.5 58.3
J Murphy 23.8 26.1 7 71.9 25.6
Crest Nicholson 23 26 16 83 18
Homeserve 22.2 15.7 27.8 91.4 55
Kier Group 20.2 22.7 14 7 28.2
Wates 20.1 22.7 9.6 45 65.1
Bellway 19.7 15.8 22 79 10
Skanska UK 17.4 19.7 11.1 18.3 71.5
Keller 17.1 28.6 4.2 86 48
Costain 12.1 10 8.2 3.3 0
Laing O’Rourke 8.8 6.6 9.8 3.3 -14.4
Morrison Utility Services 8.2 17.7 9.1 56.6 37.6
Persimmon 8 16 18 81 13
Redrow 5.2 3.2 28.1 83.8 -30.8
McCarthy & Stone 4.1 17.6 59.2 79.8 0
Barratt Developments UK 1.6 1.3 35 86.9 -6.2
Taylor Wimpey -2 -1 36 91 23
Top 20 consultants
CompanyMedian pay gap %Mean pay gap %% of women in upper quartile% of women to receive a bonusMedian bonus gap %
JLL 43.9 57.8 18.4 73.4 78.5
Gleeds UK 42.4 36.7 8 19.9 58.3
Mace 39.9 34.5 7 50.2 33.3
Currie & Brown 35.6 31.9 9.9 5.7 47
Rider Levett Bucknall 32.7 28.1 11.8 4.9 -58.3
RPS 30.7 31.7 16.2 19.3 0
Hoare Lea 28.5 22.4 8.9 1.6 0
Ramboll 27.3 30 9.7 17.6 85.3
Gardiner + Theobold 26 16.4 20 49.7 -80.1
Arcadis 25.7 21.7 14.6 51.9 34.2
Turner & Townsend 25.7 26 11.5 NA 33.3
BDP 25.5 29.5 17.1 77.2 27.5
Faithful + Gould 25 28 11 29 17
WSP 23.4 27.2 8.5 13.8 -1.4
Aecom Ltd 21.9 21.5 15 19 50
Peter Brett Associates 20.4 16 19 90.4 23.1
Buro Happold 20.1 19.2 16 39.5 25
Mott McDonald 20 21 14 76 44
Arup 16.7 17.4 22.4 84.6 30.4
Foster + Partners 10.5 23.8 20 75.2 33.3

 

 

Postscript

Top 40 Contractors and Top 20 Consultants based on Building’s Top 150 Contractors and Housebuilders 2017 table

Mean gender pay gap: % difference between average male and female pay - negative figure indicates female pay is higher on average

Median gender pay gap: % difference between average male and female pay - negative figure indicates female pay is higher on average

Upper quartile: % of women in the highest paid quarter of staff

Bonus: % of women receiving a bonus

Median bonus gap: % difference between average male and female bonus pay

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