16 February 2026
The Government of Jersey has released the 2025 Gender Pay Gap Report which shows
the difference between the average gross hourly earnings for men and women across the public
service is continuing to fall.
The report found that women in the public service earned on average 92.2p per hour for every £1
that men did and, while there is still an 8.6% difference, the pay gap between men and women
has nearly halved since 2022.
Various structural and societal factors influence the data:
- The number of women (65%) versus men (35%) in the public service
- A higher proportion of women than men who work part-time and reduced hours due to
caring responsibilities
- While more women are employed in the most senior positions in Government since
2022, fewer highly-paid men are needed to skew the figures
- Nearly half of all public service staff are in Education and Health (49%), where the
workforce is predominantly female (76%)
- Many of the lower graded roles in Education and Health attract and are held
predominantly by female employees
- Most flexible roles (i.e. teaching assistants) are evaluated at the lower grades and
attract mainly female workers
- Historically, certain roles have a higher proportion of one gender (Eg. Nurses 80%
female, Prison Service 80% male).
Deputy Malcolm Ferey, vice chair of the States Employment Board, said: "This does not mean
men and women are paid differently in the public service for doing the same job. We pay all
staff equally for the same roles within any specified pay group. It is, however, possible to have a
pay gap and to still pay people fairly and this data helps us to see where, on average,
differences exist and why. Any gap is partly driven by roles in which one gender or another are
traditionally attracted to.
"While I'm pleased that the pay gap has nearly halved since 2022, we are not complacent and
want to build on this progress to ensure we can understand and act on this data. Over the
coming year, we will continue to strengthen internal policies, review barriers to career
progression, and ensure that our workplace practices support equity at every stage."
The report is available at Gender Pay Gap Report 2025.
gov.je