The gender pay gap for full-time work has fallen below 10% for the first time, according to the Office for National Statistics, reaching 9.1% in April, while the negative gender gap for part-time employment has increased.

This comes about as a result of women’s earnings rising by 1.9% over the last year, while men’s pay increase by 0.8%.

In part-time employment, women earn on average 5.6% more than men, up from 4.3% last year.

London was the region with the highest earnings overall, with the City of London the top-earning district nationally, while Northern Ireland had the lowest mean salaries.