The Latest Breaking News from the High Pay Centre

Pay gap between bosses and workers is biggest in eight years – here’s why

High Pay Centre says pay gap between chief executives and workers is the widest in eight years

The Independent UK · Jul 19

Pay gap widens as UK bosses get 130 times average worker’s salary

In its final report the High Pay Centre says the median remuneration of a FTSE 100 CEO has risen to a record £5.06m

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19

Thinktanks should rethink their funding models

Letters: Hylton Guthrie says the UK has a problem with opaque political funding, while Andy McWilliam wonders if the closure of the High Pay Centre presents Andy Burnham with an opportunity

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16

End of shareholder revolt register ‘will help UK firms bury pay controversies’

Fears for transparency and governance after closure of public log meant to curb ‘abuses and excess’ in boardrooms

The Guardian - UK · Dec 25, 2025

Top UK CEOs richer than ever: FTSE 100 boss pay breaks records for third year

Median pay for Britain’s top bosses rose 6.8% to a record high, with 13 executives earning €11.6M or more, as critics warn of deepening inequality.

Euronews · Aug 18, 2025

Top executive pay in UK’s biggest firms hits new record as more take home £10m

Median pay for chief executive officers of FTSE 100 companies was £4.58 million in the 2024-2025 financial year.

Evening Standard · Aug 18, 2025

Top executives’ pay in UK hits record high – reaching 122 times of average worker

It marks the fourth year in a row that chief executives have taken home a record amount

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025

Record salaries for UK chief executives as pay rises for third year in a row

Report finds more than £1bn handed out to just 217 FTSE 100 bosses in the last financial year

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2025

To all who think capitalism can drive progressive change, it won’t – and here’s the shocking proof

Asset manager Aberdeen’s surprise cut to funding research into inequality has left those that used its grants for good work reeling, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2025

CEO pay at UK’s top companies is 52 times that of typical worker, report finds

High Pay Centre thinktank says median pay of FTSE 350 chief executive was £2.4m in 2023-24 financial year

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2025