University of Plymouth

University of Plymouth has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Wednesday, 25 Mar 2026 at 15:39 UTC.

Employer ID 13187
Company Number N/A
Employer Size 1000 to 4999
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 12.5%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 35.9% lower than men's.

Women made up 49.0% of the highest paid quarter and 67.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.5%
Median hourly pay gap 13.8%
Men receiving bonus 67.0%
Women receiving bonus 33.0%
Mean bonus gap 62.9%
Median bonus gap 35.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 49.0%
51.0%
Upper-middle 56.0%
44.0%
Lower-middle 61.0%
39.0%
Lower quartile 67.0%
33.0%
2024 Mean pay gap 12.1%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 50.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 49.0% of the highest paid quarter and 69.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.1%
Median hourly pay gap 13.7%
Men receiving bonus 0.6%
Women receiving bonus 0.2%
Mean bonus gap 71.2%
Median bonus gap 50.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 49.0%
51.0%
Upper-middle 55.0%
45.0%
Lower-middle 57.0%
43.0%
Lower quartile 69.0%
31.0%
2023 Mean pay gap 13.7%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 26.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 47.8% of the highest paid quarter and 68.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 13.7%
Median hourly pay gap 16.5%
Men receiving bonus 0.8%
Women receiving bonus 0.1%
Mean bonus gap -40.8%
Median bonus gap 26.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 47.8%
52.2%
Upper-middle 54.7%
45.3%
Lower-middle 61.4%
38.6%
Lower quartile 68.8%
31.2%
2022 Mean pay gap 15.7%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 77.6% higher than men's.

Women made up 49.0% of the highest paid quarter and 74.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 15.7%
Median hourly pay gap 16.4%
Men receiving bonus 0.9%
Women receiving bonus 0.1%
Mean bonus gap -13.9%
Median bonus gap -77.6%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 49.0%
51.0%
Upper-middle 55.0%
45.0%
Lower-middle 61.0%
39.0%
Lower quartile 74.0%
26.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 17.8%

In this organisation, women earned 81p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 16.4% higher than men's.

Women made up 44.9% of the highest paid quarter and 74.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 17.8%
Median hourly pay gap 18.6%
Men receiving bonus 1.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.1%
Mean bonus gap -11.7%
Median bonus gap -16.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 44.9%
55.1%
Upper-middle 55.5%
44.5%
Lower-middle 59.7%
40.3%
Lower quartile 74.7%
25.3%
2020 Mean pay gap 20.1%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 90.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 44.6% of the highest paid quarter and 73.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 20.1%
Median hourly pay gap 23.2%
Men receiving bonus 1.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.3%
Mean bonus gap 41.7%
Median bonus gap 90.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 44.6%
55.4%
Upper-middle 54.7%
45.3%
Lower-middle 62.0%
38.0%
Lower quartile 73.6%
26.4%
2019 Mean pay gap 19.5%

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

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

Women made up 47.3% of the highest paid quarter and 69.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 19.5%
Median hourly pay gap 24.6%
Men receiving bonus 0.8%
Women receiving bonus 0.1%
Mean bonus gap 4.4%
Median bonus gap -50.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 47.3%
52.7%
Upper-middle 53.2%
46.8%
Lower-middle 68.9%
31.1%
Lower quartile 69.7%
30.3%
2018 Mean pay gap 22.1%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 20.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 44.2% of the highest paid quarter and 72.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 22.1%
Median hourly pay gap 25.5%
Men receiving bonus 6.0%
Women receiving bonus 5.7%
Mean bonus gap 73.0%
Median bonus gap 20.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 44.2%
55.8%
Upper-middle 51.5%
48.5%
Lower-middle 70.1%
29.9%
Lower quartile 72.1%
27.9%
2017 Mean pay gap 20.1%

In this organisation, women earned 72p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 42.8% of the highest paid quarter and 67.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 20.1%
Median hourly pay gap 27.7%
Men receiving bonus 3.8%
Women receiving bonus 4.5%
Mean bonus gap 66.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 42.8%
57.2%
Upper-middle 54.3%
45.7%
Lower-middle 69.5%
30.5%
Lower quartile 67.6%
32.4%