WPP publishes UK Gender Pay Gap Report for 2025

WPP publishes its UK gender pay gap report for 2025.

In addition to statutory reporting for all legal entities with over 250 people, WPP publishes consolidated data for its total UK workforce at the snapshot date of 5 April 2025. This helps provide a more representative picture and ensures a more accurate like-for-like comparison by removing variations in entities that fall within the reporting criteria.

WPP’s overall mean pay gap reduced from 20.5% in 2024 to 20.3% in 2025, continuing a year-on-year trend over the last six years. The median pay gap also decreased, from 17.8% in 2024 to 17.4% in 2025. This was driven by an increase in the percentage of women in the top pay quartile.

Our median bonus gap saw a significant decrease, while our mean bonus gap widened. This reflects the difference in the proportion of women and men receiving a bonus for 2024 (included in 2025 figures) and the fact that bonuses are concentrated at the most senior levels where male representation is higher.

In 2025 ¹, women represented 55% of senior managers and 42% of executive leaders globally at WPP, while in the UK, women made up 55% of our workforce.

WPP’s overall gender pay gap reflects a lower proportion of women in the most senior roles across our UK companies. This is consistent with the wider industry picture, with women occupying 40% of C-suite roles in 2025, as reported by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising’s Agency Census.

Currently, we have gender parity on the WPP Board, and three of the most senior roles at WPP – Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Independent Director – are held by women.

An inclusive, dynamic culture is fundamental to WPP’s success. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunity across WPP, helping us create a vibrant workplace that is representative of the communities in which we operate and the consumers our clients wish to reach.

A workforce that reflects society helps us do the best work and is good for business. We want to ensure WPP continues to provide an inclusive working environment for all, and are committed to nurturing a culture of growth and opportunity, boosting skills and developing exceptional leaders.

Read more about our flagship programmes and initiatives in our report.

1. Data as at 31 December 2025

Further information
Please visit individual agency websites for more detail about their overall UK network gender pay gap figures and their statutory legal entity figures.

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