Proportion of London residents' jobs paid below London Living Wage by sex (2005-2025)
Last update: January 2026
Next estimated update: January 2027
What does this indicator show?
This indicator looks at jobs held by London residents that are paid below the London Living Wage, split by sex. These jobs may be located within London or outside the capital.
The London Living Wage was introduced in 2005. It is a voluntary wage rate based on the amount of money that people need to live. The rate in London in April 2025 when the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings we use for this analysis was conducted was £13.85.
Women are more likely to be low-paid
Women have consistently been more likely to be in low-paid work than men. In 2025, 16.8% of female Londoners were in low-paid work, which is a return to 2023 levels after a sharp increase in 2024 (19.3%). By contrast 15.2% of male Londoners were in low-paid work.
This gender gap in low-paid employment is driven by the number of women who are in part-time work. There is no difference in the proportion of men and women in full-time work who are in low-paid jobs (9.9% each).
And although men in part time work are actually more likely to be low paid than women - 43.2% compared to 34.2% - far more women are in part time work than men. This leads to women overall being more likely to be low paid.