<p>Core Ministry gender pay gap data for March 2017 is available broken down by grade and profession and follows below.</p><p>MHCLG core Ministry mean and median gender pay gap split by grade (a):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Grade</p></td><td><p>Mean GPG</p></td><td><p>Median GPG</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS3</p></td><td><p>***</p></td><td><p>***</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS2</p></td><td><p>11.9 per cent</p></td><td><p>13.8 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS1</p></td><td><p>2.6 per cent</p></td><td><p>-1.3 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 6</p></td><td><p>1.8 per cent</p></td><td><p>1.4 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>2.1 per cent</p></td><td><p>4.3 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>1.7 per cent</p></td><td><p>3.6 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>1.4 per cent</p></td><td><p>0.0 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>2.9 per cent</p></td><td><p>3.4 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>5.5 per cent</p></td><td><p>5.0 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>3.1 per cent</p></td><td><p>5.1 per cent</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>MHCLG core Ministry mean and median gender pay gap split by staff professions (b):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Staff Professions</p></td><td><p>Mean GPG</p></td><td><p>Median GPG</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commercial</p></td><td><p>***</p></td><td><p>***</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Communications</p></td><td><p>3.0 per cent</p></td><td><p>10.4 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Digital, Data and Technology</p></td><td><p>***</p></td><td><p>***</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Economics</p></td><td><p>***</p></td><td><p>***</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance</p></td><td><p>-0.6 per cent</p></td><td><p>-7.5 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Human Resources (HR)</p></td><td><p>12.7 per cent</p></td><td><p>11.7 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Knowledge and Information Management (KIM)</p></td><td><p>11.9 per cent</p></td><td><p>3.6 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operational Delivery</p></td><td><p>9.3 per cent</p></td><td><p>9.5 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Planning</p></td><td><p>0.5 per cent</p></td><td><p>0.7 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Policy</p></td><td><p>-1.0 per cent</p></td><td><p>-3.6 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Project Delivery</p></td><td><p>6.0 per cent</p></td><td><p>8.3 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Research</p></td><td><p>-15.4 per cent</p></td><td><p>-58.3 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Statistics</p></td><td><p>-5.4 per cent</p></td><td><p>-26.8 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>3.1 per cent</p></td><td><p>5.1 per cent</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>MHCLG core Ministry mean and median gender pay gap for bonus payments split by grade (a):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Grade</p></td><td><p>Mean Bonus GPG</p></td><td><p>Median Bonus GPG</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS3</p></td><td><p>***</p></td><td><p>***</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS2</p></td><td><p>***</p></td><td><p>***</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS1</p></td><td><p>48.8 per cent</p></td><td><p>73.3 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 6</p></td><td><p>18.0 per cent</p></td><td><p>20.6 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>13.5 per cent</p></td><td><p>14.3 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>-34.1 per cent</p></td><td><p>-42.9 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>-13.4 per cent</p></td><td><p>-16.7 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>32.5 per cent</p></td><td><p>83.3 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>8.4 per cent</p></td><td><p>0.0 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>27.1 per cent</p></td><td><p>7.7 per cent</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>MHCLG core Ministry mean and median gender pay gap for bonus payments split by staff professions (b):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Staff Professions</p></td><td><p>Mean Bonus GPG</p></td><td><p>Median GPG</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commercial</p></td><td><p>***</p></td><td><p>***</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Communications</p></td><td><p>-0.6 per cent</p></td><td><p>11.0 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Digital, Data and Technology</p></td><td><p>***</p></td><td><p>***</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Economics</p></td><td><p>***</p></td><td><p>***</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance</p></td><td><p>30.3 per cent</p></td><td><p>-66.7 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Human Resources (HR)</p></td><td><p>-37.7 per cent</p></td><td><p>65.4 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Knowledge and Information Management (KIM)</p></td><td><p>***</p></td><td><p>***</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operational Delivery</p></td><td><p>-7.9 per cent</p></td><td><p>0.0 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Planning</p></td><td><p>22.3 per cent</p></td><td><p>30.4 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Policy</p></td><td><p>37.4 per cent</p></td><td><p>-9.1 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Project Delivery</p></td><td><p>28.0 per cent</p></td><td><p>-5.6 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Research</p></td><td><p>***</p></td><td><p>***</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Statistics</p></td><td><p>23.4 per cent</p></td><td><p>0.0 per cent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>27.1 per cent</p></td><td><p>7.7 per cent</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information relating to bonus payments made during 2016/17 includes in-year cash awards, instant reward vouchers and end of year performance bonuses for a small group of staff.</p><p>Gender pay data split by relevant staff professions has been produced using Office for National Statistics Civil Servie Statistical Data for March 2017.</p><p>Please note that numbers relating to five individuals or fewer have been removed from these tables and replaced with ‘***’ in the interest of not identifying those concerned.</p>