Starling Bank—Reduced gender pay gap to 8.4%, over a third of new hires are women
Starling Bank reported progress on gender diversity: over a third of new hires between April 2024 and April 2025 were women (up from 24%), and the median pay gap reduced from 9.1% to 8.4%. Senior management gender representation exceeds both the fintech industry average (30%) and UK banking average (40%). The bank is a signatory to the Women in Finance Charter.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEI Programs | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.572 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Reduced gender pay gap to 8.4%, over a third of new hires are women
Starling Bank reported progress on gender diversity: over a third of new hires between April 2024 and April 2025 were women (up from 24%), and the median pay gap reduced from 9.1% to 8.4%. Senior management gender representation exceeds both the fintech industry average (30%) and UK banking average (40%). The bank is a signatory to the Women in Finance Charter.