Big employers in Glasgow have reported their gender pay gap figures for the last year.

The vast majority show men are still paid on average higher than women based on average salaries with two Glasgow firms however bucking the trend.

The figures are reported to the UK Government Gender Pay Gap Service who publish on their website.

Yesterday was the deadline for reports to be submitted.

In banks, retail and transport firms in the city men on average were paid more than women and there were more men in the highest paid jobs.

Abellio Scotrail, which runs the trains across Scotland which has its Scottish HQ in Glasgow there was a pay gap of 18.8%

And women made up only 7% of the jobs in the top 25% of earners in the firm.

First Bus had a gap of 9.4% and just 3.5% in the top quarter of earners.

McGills Buses had a 29% pay gap and 8% of top earners were women.

A ScotRail spokesman said: “ScotRail is committed to equality, that’s why men and women are paid equally for doing equivalent jobs across the business.

“Our pay policy is agreed with the trade unions and implemented regardless of gender.

“The railway industry has historically been very male-dominated but we are working hard to change that, and to encourage women and men from all backgrounds to consider a career with us.”

Glasgow Housing Association and Glasgow Life are among the few employers who have a gender pay gap in favour of women.

GHA has an average salary difference of 27% higher for women and almost six out of ten of the top quarter of earners are women.

The gender balance in the organisation is such that the lower paid roles are traditionally male dominated.

A GHA spokesman said: “Our flexible, family-friendly policies have helped us attract and retain a large number of women in higher paid housing roles.

“At the same time our lower-paid environmental jobs, which people perceive to be more manual, outdoors work, attract high numbers of male applicants.

Glasgow Life, which runs sports centres, museums and libraries was 11.2% towards women.

A spokesman for Glasgow Life, said: “Glasgow Life employs a diverse workforce of more than 2,600 staff of which more than half are women. We are committed to promoting equality, working inclusively and eliminating the gender pay gap in the workplace through ensuring that our colleagues receive equal pay for work of equal value.”

The big supermarkets showed more women in lower pair roles and fewer in the highest resulting in a gender pay gap of between 9% and 14%.

Aldi was 9.7%, Tesco 10.9%, Lidl 11%, Sainsbury’s 11.7, Asda 12.4%, and Morrisons 14%.

in banking HboS has a 25% gap and NatWest/RBS 36%.