UNIVERSAL MUSIC HOLDINGS LIMITED

UNIVERSAL MUSIC HOLDINGS LIMITED has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 8 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Thursday, 2 Apr 2026 at 16:37 UTC.

Employer ID 13155
Company Number 05344517
Employer Size 1000 to 4999
Years Submitted
20172018202020212022202320242025

Overall workforce composition

Deviation from a 50:50 gender split, averaged across all four pay quartiles per year. 0% represents an equal split of men and women; positive values mean more women, negative means fewer women.

Hourly pay gap over time

Positive values indicate women's hourly pay is lower than men's by that percentage. A value of 0 indicates equal pay; negative values indicate women earn more.

Pay quartile breakdown

Each band shows the percentage of that quartile that is male vs female.

Lower quartile bottom 25% of earners

Lower-middle quartile 25–50th percentile

Upper-middle quartile 50–75th percentile

Top quartile top 25% of earners

Bonus pay

Percentage of each gender who received a bonus payment.

Bonus pay gap — positive values indicate women's bonus pay is lower than men's.

Year by year

Each year's submission in full. Most recent year shown first.

2025 Mean pay gap 25.9%

In this organisation, women earned 75p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 43.7% lower than men's.

Women made up 30.0% of the highest paid quarter and 58.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 25.9%
Median hourly pay gap 25.2%
Men receiving bonus 83.0%
Women receiving bonus 81.0%
Mean bonus gap 40.7%
Median bonus gap 43.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 30.0%
70.0%
Upper-middle 44.0%
56.0%
Lower-middle 50.0%
50.0%
Lower quartile 58.0%
42.0%
2024 Mean pay gap 27.5%

In this organisation, women earned 77p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 31.9% lower than men's.

Women made up 31.0% of the highest paid quarter and 58.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 27.5%
Median hourly pay gap 23.5%
Men receiving bonus 90.0%
Women receiving bonus 87.0%
Mean bonus gap 48.7%
Median bonus gap 31.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 31.0%
69.0%
Upper-middle 41.0%
59.0%
Lower-middle 50.0%
50.0%
Lower quartile 58.0%
42.0%
2023 Mean pay gap 25.9%

In this organisation, women earned 76p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 53.9% lower than men's.

Women made up 31.0% of the highest paid quarter and 56.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 25.9%
Median hourly pay gap 24.4%
Men receiving bonus 80.0%
Women receiving bonus 78.0%
Mean bonus gap 56.1%
Median bonus gap 53.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 31.0%
69.0%
Upper-middle 41.0%
59.0%
Lower-middle 51.0%
49.0%
Lower quartile 56.0%
44.0%
2022 Mean pay gap 25.6%

In this organisation, women earned 75p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 57.2% lower than men's.

Women made up 28.0% of the highest paid quarter and 57.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 25.6%
Median hourly pay gap 25.0%
Men receiving bonus 81.0%
Women receiving bonus 76.0%
Mean bonus gap 61.8%
Median bonus gap 57.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 28.0%
72.0%
Upper-middle 39.0%
61.0%
Lower-middle 49.0%
51.0%
Lower quartile 57.0%
43.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 31.0%

In this organisation, women earned 73p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 47.7% lower than men's.

Women made up 27.0% of the highest paid quarter and 56.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 31.0%
Median hourly pay gap 27.3%
Men receiving bonus 87.0%
Women receiving bonus 81.0%
Mean bonus gap 59.3%
Median bonus gap 47.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 27.0%
73.0%
Upper-middle 39.0%
61.0%
Lower-middle 54.0%
46.0%
Lower quartile 56.0%
44.0%
2020 Mean pay gap 29.2%

In this organisation, women earned 75p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 57.2% lower than men's.

Women made up 26.0% of the highest paid quarter and 53.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 29.2%
Median hourly pay gap 25.3%
Men receiving bonus 79.0%
Women receiving bonus 80.0%
Mean bonus gap 49.6%
Median bonus gap 57.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 26.0%
74.0%
Upper-middle 40.0%
60.0%
Lower-middle 50.0%
50.0%
Lower quartile 53.0%
47.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 29.1%

In this organisation, women earned 79p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 39.9% lower than men's.

Women made up 27.0% of the highest paid quarter and 54.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 29.1%
Median hourly pay gap 20.9%
Men receiving bonus 81.0%
Women receiving bonus 80.0%
Mean bonus gap 24.4%
Median bonus gap 39.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 27.0%
73.0%
Upper-middle 41.0%
59.0%
Lower-middle 46.0%
54.0%
Lower quartile 54.0%
46.0%
2017 Mean pay gap 29.8%

In this organisation, women earned 83p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 30.4% lower than men's.

Women made up 30.0% of the highest paid quarter and 49.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 29.8%
Median hourly pay gap 16.7%
Men receiving bonus 74.0%
Women receiving bonus 74.0%
Mean bonus gap 49.2%
Median bonus gap 30.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 30.0%
70.0%
Upper-middle 43.0%
57.0%
Lower-middle 43.0%
57.0%
Lower quartile 49.0%
51.0%