Women in UK Financial Services Earn Nearly £40,000 Less than Men

Women in UK financial services earn nearly £40,000 less than men

Female financial services professionals in the UK earn nearly £40,000 less on average than their male counterparts, resulting in an hourly gender pay gap of 25%, according to the latest Compensation Report from eFinancialCareers, the world’s leading financial services careers platform. The findings come amid a broader slowdown in financial services pay, with total compensation declining globally despite strong industry performance. Average compe…

Financial services gender pay gap widens by more than 25%

Female financial services professionals earn on average nearly $40,000 (£29,494) less than their male counterparts, according to eFinancialCareers’ latest Compensation Report. The report, which surveyed 2,600 financial services professionals, found the average base salary for men in UK financial services was $172,474 in the 2025 financial year. By contrast, women earned $133,047 over the same period, a gap of nearly 30% overall. The results look…