UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL has submitted data every year since 2017. 1 of 9 submissions were filed after the deadline.

This company has been viewed 0 times in the last 30 days.

Last submission received on Thursday, 19 Mar 2026 at 09:32 UTC.

Employer ID 13171
Company Number RC000648
Employer Size 5000 to 19,999
Years Submitted
201720182019202020212022202320242025

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 15.7%

In this organisation, women earned 89p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 73.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 45.3% of the highest paid quarter and 69.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 15.7%
Median hourly pay gap 11.1%
Men receiving bonus 0.3%
Women receiving bonus 0.2%
Mean bonus gap 43.7%
Median bonus gap 73.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 45.3%
54.7%
Upper-middle 56.9%
43.1%
Lower-middle 59.4%
40.6%
Lower quartile 69.0%
31.0%
2024 Mean pay gap 15.4% Late submission

In this organisation, women earned 89p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 60.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 45.2% of the highest paid quarter and 68.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 15.4%
Median hourly pay gap 11.1%
Men receiving bonus 0.8%
Women receiving bonus 0.5%
Mean bonus gap 46.0%
Median bonus gap 60.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 45.2%
54.8%
Upper-middle 57.1%
42.9%
Lower-middle 59.8%
40.2%
Lower quartile 68.0%
32.0%
2023 Mean pay gap 14.4%

In this organisation, women earned 89p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 45.6% of the highest paid quarter and 67.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 14.4%
Median hourly pay gap 10.6%
Men receiving bonus 61.9%
Women receiving bonus 57.4%
Mean bonus gap 25.7%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 45.6%
54.4%
Upper-middle 55.8%
44.2%
Lower-middle 58.5%
41.5%
Lower quartile 67.0%
33.0%
2022 Mean pay gap 15.5%

In this organisation, women earned 89p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 78.6% lower than men's.

Women made up 44.1% of the highest paid quarter and 67.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 15.5%
Median hourly pay gap 11.0%
Men receiving bonus 0.9%
Women receiving bonus 0.5%
Mean bonus gap 55.6%
Median bonus gap 78.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 44.1%
55.9%
Upper-middle 55.7%
44.3%
Lower-middle 58.0%
42.0%
Lower quartile 67.2%
32.8%
2021 Mean pay gap 17.0%

In this organisation, women earned 89p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 80.6% lower than men's.

Women made up 42.0% of the highest paid quarter and 66.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 17.0%
Median hourly pay gap 11.1%
Men receiving bonus 1.1%
Women receiving bonus 0.6%
Mean bonus gap 52.8%
Median bonus gap 80.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 42.0%
58.0%
Upper-middle 56.3%
43.7%
Lower-middle 59.1%
40.9%
Lower quartile 66.0%
34.0%
2020 Mean pay gap 18.3%

In this organisation, women earned 86p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 33.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 40.0% of the highest paid quarter and 66.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 18.3%
Median hourly pay gap 13.7%
Men receiving bonus 4.5%
Women receiving bonus 5.7%
Mean bonus gap 76.5%
Median bonus gap 33.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 40.0%
60.0%
Upper-middle 56.0%
44.0%
Lower-middle 59.0%
41.0%
Lower quartile 66.0%
34.0%
2019 Mean pay gap 18.6%

In this organisation, women earned 86p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 33.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 40.0% of the highest paid quarter and 65.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 18.6%
Median hourly pay gap 13.7%
Men receiving bonus 4.0%
Women receiving bonus 4.9%
Mean bonus gap 67.3%
Median bonus gap 33.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 40.0%
60.0%
Upper-middle 56.0%
44.0%
Lower-middle 59.0%
41.0%
Lower quartile 65.0%
35.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 19.6%

In this organisation, women earned 86p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 60.7% lower than men's.

Women made up 40.1% of the highest paid quarter and 66.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 19.6%
Median hourly pay gap 13.6%
Men receiving bonus 4.0%
Women receiving bonus 4.9%
Mean bonus gap 79.9%
Median bonus gap 60.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 40.1%
59.9%
Upper-middle 51.2%
48.8%
Lower-middle 58.9%
41.1%
Lower quartile 66.3%
33.7%
2017 Mean pay gap 21.1%

In this organisation, women earned 84p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 50.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 41.0% of the highest paid quarter and 69.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 21.1%
Median hourly pay gap 16.2%
Men receiving bonus 3.2%
Women receiving bonus 3.0%
Mean bonus gap 58.1%
Median bonus gap 50.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 41.0%
59.0%
Upper-middle 52.0%
48.0%
Lower-middle 57.0%
43.0%
Lower quartile 69.0%
31.0%