UK property sector gender pay gap keeps getting wider
UK property sector gender pay gap keeps getting wider and It now has the fourth largest gap across all UK industries
The latest research from Yopa reveals that real estate remains one of the UK’s worst-performing industries when it comes to the gender pay gap, ranking as the fourth largest across all sectors after widening over both the past year and the past decade.
Yopa has looked at the state of the gender pay gap in UK real estate* and found that it currently stands at an average of 14.2.
This ranks it as the SIC industry with the fourth largest gap in the nation, with only the Financial & Insurance (27.9), Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (26.5), and Professional, Scientific & Technical industries having a greater pay disparity between men and women.
Not only does the real estate industry continue to report one of the largest pay gaps in the UK, but the disparity is also growing.
Over the past ten years (2015-2025), real estate’s gender pay gap has increased by 1.6, and perhaps more concerning still is the fact that over the past year alone, it has increased by 5.5.
This ranks as the third largest annual growth across all industries, with only Mining & Quarrying (12.7) and Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (11.2) seeing larger annual growth.
Verona Frankish, Chief Executive Officer at Yopa and Chair of Women in Estate Agency, commented:
“It’s incredibly frustrating to see that, despite years of discussion and greater awareness around workplace equality, the gender pay gap within the property sector is not only persisting but widening.
The property sector is an industry built on people, relationships, and talent, and there is simply no justification for such a significant disparity in earnings between men and women. If we want the sector to continue evolving and attracting the very best professionals, it’s essential that we create an environment where everyone is recognised and rewarded fairly for the value they bring.
Addressing the gender pay gap requires genuine commitment from across the industry, from improving transparency around pay structures to ensuring equal opportunities for progression into senior and leadership roles.
Progress won’t happen overnight, but acknowledging the problem and taking meaningful steps to tackle it is critical if we want to build a more inclusive and balanced future for the property sector.”
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