University of Sunderland

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

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Last submission received on Friday, 27 Mar 2026 at 16:41 UTC.

Employer ID 13194
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 7.3%

In this organisation, women earned 100p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 68.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 53.2% of the highest paid quarter and 65.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 7.3%
Median hourly pay gap 0.2%
Men receiving bonus 0.4%
Women receiving bonus 0.4%
Mean bonus gap 44.1%
Median bonus gap 68.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 53.2%
46.8%
Upper-middle 59.6%
40.4%
Lower-middle 61.5%
38.5%
Lower quartile 65.4%
34.6%
2024 Mean pay gap 3.9%

In this organisation, women earned 95p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 26.2% higher than men's.

Women made up 53.4% of the highest paid quarter and 57.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 3.9%
Median hourly pay gap 5.1%
Men receiving bonus 0.6%
Women receiving bonus 0.6%
Mean bonus gap -20.6%
Median bonus gap -26.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 53.4%
46.6%
Upper-middle 59.5%
40.5%
Lower-middle 62.3%
37.7%
Lower quartile 57.4%
42.6%
2023 Mean pay gap 8.5%

In this organisation, women earned 96p 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 50.7% of the highest paid quarter and 61.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 8.5%
Median hourly pay gap 4.4%
Men receiving bonus 1.1%
Women receiving bonus 0.7%
Mean bonus gap 16.1%
Median bonus gap 50.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 50.7%
49.3%
Upper-middle 59.4%
40.6%
Lower-middle 61.6%
38.4%
Lower quartile 61.7%
38.3%
2022 Mean pay gap 7.3%

In this organisation, women earned 94p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 70.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 49.2% of the highest paid quarter and 60.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 7.3%
Median hourly pay gap 6.0%
Men receiving bonus 4.9%
Women receiving bonus 4.2%
Mean bonus gap 35.4%
Median bonus gap 70.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 49.2%
50.8%
Upper-middle 59.4%
40.6%
Lower-middle 58.6%
41.4%
Lower quartile 60.2%
39.8%
2021 Mean pay gap 11.2%

In this organisation, women earned 92p 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 47.9% of the highest paid quarter and 59.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.2%
Median hourly pay gap 8.2%
Men receiving bonus 0.3%
Women receiving bonus 0.1%
Mean bonus gap 65.5%
Median bonus gap 50.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 47.9%
52.1%
Upper-middle 58.5%
41.5%
Lower-middle 61.9%
38.1%
Lower quartile 59.3%
40.7%
2020 Mean pay gap 8.6%

In this organisation, women earned 82p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 35.1% higher than men's.

Women made up 47.2% of the highest paid quarter and 58.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 8.6%
Median hourly pay gap 18.5%
Men receiving bonus 0.2%
Women receiving bonus 0.2%
Mean bonus gap -12.6%
Median bonus gap -35.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 47.2%
52.8%
Upper-middle 57.2%
42.8%
Lower-middle 60.4%
39.6%
Lower quartile 58.2%
41.8%
2019 Mean pay gap 13.5%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 80.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 47.0% of the highest paid quarter and 69.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 13.5%
Median hourly pay gap 21.2%
Men receiving bonus 0.9%
Women receiving bonus 0.3%
Mean bonus gap 83.0%
Median bonus gap 80.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 47.0%
53.0%
Upper-middle 56.0%
44.0%
Lower-middle 61.0%
39.0%
Lower quartile 69.0%
31.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 14.6%

In this organisation, women earned 85p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 200.0% higher than men's.

Women made up 44.7% of the highest paid quarter and 69.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 14.6%
Median hourly pay gap 15.4%
Men receiving bonus 0.4%
Women receiving bonus 0.2%
Mean bonus gap 73.0%
Median bonus gap -200.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 44.7%
55.3%
Upper-middle 55.2%
44.8%
Lower-middle 57.4%
42.6%
Lower quartile 69.1%
30.9%
2017 Mean pay gap 12.0%

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

Women made up 47.0% of the highest paid quarter and 68.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.0%
Median hourly pay gap 20.9%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%
Mean bonus gap 0.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 47.0%
53.0%
Upper-middle 57.0%
43.0%
Lower-middle 57.0%
43.0%
Lower quartile 68.0%
32.0%