Close the Gap pay gap statistics (2019)
Overview of pay gap statistics.
In 2018 provisional results indicate that the mean gender pay gap in Scotland is: 14% when comparing of men's and women's overall average hourly earnings; 10% when comparing men's and women's full-time average hourly earnings; and 30% when comparing men's full-time average hourly earnings with women's part-time average hourly earnings.
Labour market Women account for 49% of the labour market. 42% of women employed in Scotland work part-time compared to 13% of men. Women account for 76% of all part-time workers in Scotland.
Occupational segregation Around 80% of administrative and secretarial workers and those in personal service jobs are women. While women are more likely to work in the public sector (67% local government and 81% NHS), only a third of chief executives in the sector are women. 97% of childcare and early years education workers are women and 98% of classroom assistants are women. Less than 3% of chartered civil engineers in Scotland are women. Only 10% of senior managers in science engineering and technology professions are women.
