Female auditors receive nearly 5% less than their male counterparts, research by audit recruiter Longbridge Search & Selection has found.
Men in audit earn an average £68,492 a year compared with £65,189 for women while women in junior roles are paid about 9% less than men at £45,509. A man doing the same job earns an average of £50,048.
However, women are taking home slightly more money in senior in-house audit positions which carry an average salary for women at £87,056 compared with £86,936 for men.
John Lacey, Longbridge Search & Selection managing director, said that, compared to other industry sectors, audit was a ‘hotbed of equality’. ‘It is worth looking at these figures in context,’ he said. ‘If we compare the 5% difference in audit to the wider job market it looks much better. On average, women in London are still paid up to 23% less than men.’
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