There was a median gender pay gap of 8.6% and a mean gender pay gap of 14.1% in the government last year, according to new figures.
The government published its Gender Pay Gap Report 2025 yesterday, which shows the difference between the average gross hourly earnings for men and women across the public service.
It revealed that females in the public sector received 92.2 pence for every £1 that males made last year.
The gender pay gap data was collected on the snapshot date of 30 June 2025.
At this time, there were 8,461 people within the government workforce. Of those, 5,438 (64.3 %) were female and 3,024 (35.7%) were male.
This gender split of staff has been consistent since 2022, according to the report – changing by 1.1% more female staff in this time.
Females are more likely to work part-time or reduced-hours roles, including term-time and support roles, while males are more likely to occupy full-time senior or specialist posts.
This reflects wider societal patterns where females are more likely to undertake primary caring responsibilities, according to the report.
“This factor contributes to the overall pay distribution and is considered when interpreting the gender pay gap figures,” it added.
In 2025, 241 employees held two or more roles within the government. These employees were predominantly female (65.1% female, 34.9% male).
The workforce profile also reflects occupational segregation, where certain roles have historically a higher proportion of one gender – including 89.9% of teaching assistants and 80.9% of nurses and midwives being female, whilst 97% of States of Jersey Fire and Rescue employees and 80.7% of prison employees are male.
Since 2022, the number of females appointed to senior leaderships roles has increased by 22.2% – rising from 14 total appointments in 2022, to 18 in 2025.
You can read the full report online.