Closing the gap

Advance’s 2025 Pay Gap Report reveals it has made further strides in its goal to reduce the difference in men and women’s pay.

Over the past five years, the organisation’s pay gap has reduced from 13.6% in 2020 to 2.73% in 2024.  This compares favourably with the national average of 13.1%.

By law, Advance has to publish a Gender pay gap report every year and you can read ours for 2025 here.

The gender pay gap shows the differences in the average pay/earnings between men and women regardless of their position.  This is different from equal pay which requires that men and women who carry out the same jobs, similar jobs or work of equal value are paid equally.

Director of People and Change, Sarah Toye, said: ‘We are pleased that Advance has continued to make strong progress in this area. We are confident that the gender pay gap that does exist does not stem from paying men and women differently for the same or equivalent work but is driven by the structure of our workforce, and the concentration of males in more senior positions.”