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WHITBREAD GROUP PLC

Company number 00029423 ·

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Gender pay gap

In the 2025/26 reporting year, women's median hourly pay here was 4.61% lower than men's (20,000 or more employees).

That puts it around the middle of the pack for pay parity — closer to an equal median than 64% of the 9,666 employers who reported for 2025/26. See the pay gap league table.

Within accommodation it is in the bottom quarter of 178 sector employers who reported.

-20.0% to -17.5%: 122 employers -17.5% to -15.0%: 40 employers -15.0% to -12.5%: 53 employers -12.5% to -10.0%: 82 employers -10.0% to -7.5%: 95 employers -7.5% to -5.0%: 126 employers -5.0% to -2.5%: 251 employers -2.5% to 0.0%: 555 employers 0.0% to 2.5%: 1,895 employers 2.5% to 5.0%: 836 employers 5.0% to 7.5%: 698 employers 7.5% to 10.0%: 600 employers 10.0% to 12.5%: 580 employers 12.5% to 15.0%: 527 employers 15.0% to 17.5%: 489 employers 17.5% to 20.0%: 438 employers 20.0% to 22.5%: 390 employers 22.5% to 25.0%: 357 employers 25.0% to 27.5%: 302 employers 27.5% to 30.0%: 253 employers 30.0% to 32.5%: 197 employers 32.5% to 35.0%: 159 employers 35.0% to 37.5%: 131 employers 37.5% to 40.0%: 490 employers -20% -10% 0 +10% +20% +30% +40% ← women paid more men paid more → this company

All 9,666 reporting employers for 2025/26 by median gap. 0 is equal pay; bars right of it are employers where men's median pay is higher, bars left of it where women's is.

0 +10% +20% +30% +40% +50% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2017/18: 6.6% 2018/19: 6.4% 2019/20: 5.6% 2020/21: 5.8% 2021/22: 3% 2022/23: 5.21% 2023/24: 4.55% 2024/25: 4.96% 2025/26: 4.61% Median gap 2017/18: 14.8% 2018/19: 14.8% 2019/20: 13.2% 2020/21: 11.7% 2021/22: 21.5% 2022/23: 9.81% 2023/24: 10.54% 2024/25: 9.84% 2025/26: 9.17% Mean gap 2017/18: 0% 2018/19: 43.7% 2019/20: 38.7% 2020/21: 31.6% 2021/22: 36.9% 2022/23: 31.96% 2023/24: 20% 2024/25: 20% 2025/26: 10.64% Median bonus gap

The gap has narrowed since the 6.6% reported for 2017/18.

YearMedian gapMean gapBonus gap Women in top pay quartileWomen in lowest
2025/26 4.61% 9.17% 10.64% 51.17% 73.11%
2024/25 4.96% 9.84% 20% 48.24% 74.24%
2023/24 4.55% 10.54% 20% 48.59% 72.77%
2022/23 5.21% 9.81% 31.96% 54.4% 27.5%
2021/22 3% 21.5% 36.9% 50.2% 84.4%
2020/21 5.8% 11.7% 31.6% 61.1% 63.8%
2019/20 5.6% 13.2% 38.7% 47.5% 75.1%
2018/19 6.4% 14.8% 43.7% 45% 69.9%
2017/18 6.6% 14.8% 0% 42.7% 72.9%

Reported by the employer under the gender pay gap regulations — full report on the official service. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.