Naming the top earners

A “GENDER name gap” has been revealed after research found male workers with certain names earn thousands of pounds more than women.

A study of 1,200 names from across the world by jobs site Adzuna showed that the highest-earning 316 were all men. The highest-earning English name was Ed, topping the list with an average salary of £61,362, compared with the highest-earning female name of Liz (£38,792).

Nine out of the 10 lowest-earning names were female, including Paige (£20,190), Chelsea (£21,044) and Bethany (£21,488).

The lowest earning male name was Reece (£22,952), followed by Connor (£24,471) and Patryk (£25,207).

The information was taken from a new online tool called ValueMyName.

Adzuna co-founder Andrew Hunter said: “This tool has shown us that the gender pay gap is not just evident across different industries, but also ties in heavily to males and females anywhere and, specifically, names.

“There is no doubt that 2017 has been a year we’ll remember when it comes to the gender pay gap, from the BBC wage scandal to the software engineer that lost his job over sending an anti-diversity internal memo at Google.

“It’s a shame we’re still not seeing enough evidence that these scandals are encouraging employers to create equal opportunities in the workplace.”