Proportion of London residents' jobs paid below London Living Wage by sex (2005-2023)
Women have consistently been more likely to be in low-paid work than men. In 2023, 17.8% of female Londoners were in low-paid work, which was a slight reduction compared to 2022 (18.2%). By contrast 14.8% of male Londoners were in low-paid work, but this was an increase compared to 2022 (14%).
This gender gap in low-paid employment is driven by the number of women who are in part-time work. There is no significant difference in the proportion of men in full-time work who are in low-paid jobs (9.6%) and the proportion of women in full-time work (9.7%), but 50% of men in part-time work are low paid compared to 39.2% of women. Despite this, women overall are more likely to be paid below the London Living Wage.