Learning disability pay gap report

• Colleagues with a learning disability earn 1.7% less on average.
• Mean hourly pay: Without a learning disability £12.88, with a learning disability £12.66.
• Median learning disability pay gap: 0.0% (median hourly pay £12.17). 

• Learning disability disclosed: 2.9%
• Prefer not to say: 42.6%
• No learning disability disclosed: 54.6%
• The high “prefer not to say” rate does not indicate low prevalence but highlights the importance of building confidence in disclosure so representation and progression can be better understood. 

• The overall learning disability pay gap is small, and the median gap is zero, indicating parity at the midpoint of pay.
• The largest gap occurs in the upper pay quartile, where colleagues without a learning disability earn:
• 8.8% more on a mean basis (£1.45), and
• 3.8% more on a median basis (£0.54), 
  compared with colleagues with a learning disability.
• Differences across the lower and middle quartiles are minimal, with parity or very small variation.

Overall, the remaining learning disability pay gap is driven by outcomes in the upper quartile, reinforcing the need to strengthen progression into higher-paid roles and to improve confidence in disclosure.