The Financial Conduct Authority has reported improvements in its gender and disability pay gaps over the past year, although its median ethnicity pay gap has widened slightly as minority ethnic staff remain underrepresented in senior roles.
According to the regulator's pay gap data for 2026 published yesterday (9 July), the median gender pay gap fell to 8.6% in 2026 from 9% a year earlier, while the mean gap reduced from 11.2% to 10.7%. The FCA said the overall gender pay gap continues to be driven by the distribution of men and women across different grades, rather than differences in pay for comparable roles. Women now make up 52.5% of the FCA's workforce, but 83.5% are employed in associate roles or below, with women also overrepresented in the regulator's professional support grade. Meanwhile, men remain more prevale...
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