Legally Require All Job Listings to Show Salaries Upfront
We ask the Government to make it a legal requirement that all job listings show salary ranges clearly and upfront. We believe this would create a fairer, more transparent job market, better inform candidates and reduce time-wasting when searching for jobs.
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 10,199/100,000
- 22 JUL 2025Government respondedDepartment for Business and TradeGovernment reply
Whilst there is no immediate plan to require job listings to show salaries, we are currently considering responses to a Call for Evidence on equality law which included questions on pay transparency.
Read full response - 09 JUL 2025Petition closedFinal total: 10,199 signatures
- 06 JUL 202510,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 09 JAN 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
Sources state that 35% of UK job listings don’t list salaries, wasting time and widening wage gaps in various fields such as marketing (People Managing People, 2023). Countries such as the U.S. (in states like California) and the EU already require salary ranges in job postings (HR Dive, 2023; Council of the EU, 2023). We believe that a UK law would ensure fairer pay practices, reduce disparities, and help candidates make informed choices, building a more efficient and transparent job market.