Report 2021-2022

Jagex continues to recognise the importance of a diverse workforce that reflects our millions of players from different backgrounds around the world. We have added even more focus to accelerating measures to ensure equality, transparency, and ethical conduct in our practises to deliver on our commitments in this area to both players and staff.

In the report issued for 2020-2021, our expectations that our gender pay gap would decrease were met with a reduction in our Gender Pay Gap from 25.6% to 22.3%. This latest report for the years 2021-2022 shows that we have reversed this trend with an increase in the Gender Pay Gap from 22.3% to 25.9%. This is reflective of our continued shift in hiring needs to more niche industry areas with less diverse talent pools.

The lack of industry-wide female representation continues, specifically in roles requiring STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) skills such as network programming, engine programming and data engineering. We have previously stated that to erode the gender pay gap the games industry has a joint responsibility, working alongside the government, educational groups and organisations committed to creating more equitable working environments, to bring more women into the sector – and to the technology industry in general.

On our part, Jagex continues to make a concerted effort to ensure the best possible female representation in the recruitment candidate pool. We have further widened our talent searches beyond traditional areas, and this has brought more diversity in general to the candidates we initially consider for roles.

As we have always maintained, the best candidate will always be chosen regardless of gender but greater representation at the start of any search and through the processes deployed increases the chances of improving gender balance.

In summary, we continue to work diligently in this area. We believe every employee is entitled to an inclusive working environment that promotes dignity and respect to all, and one in which all employees are treated fairly and equally.