Durham University

Durham University has submitted data every year since 2017. 1 of 9 submissions were filed after the deadline.

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Last submission received on Tuesday, 31 Mar 2026 at 13:49 UTC.

Employer ID 14890
Company Number N/A
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 19.8% Late submission

In this organisation, women earned 80p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 40.8% of the highest paid quarter and 66.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 19.8%
Median hourly pay gap 19.7%
Men receiving bonus 5.9%
Women receiving bonus 6.9%
Mean bonus gap 19.7%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 40.8%
59.2%
Upper-middle 57.0%
43.0%
Lower-middle 61.3%
38.7%
Lower quartile 66.7%
33.3%
2024 Mean pay gap 21.0%

In this organisation, women earned 80p 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 40.2% of the highest paid quarter and 65.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 21.0%
Median hourly pay gap 20.5%
Men receiving bonus 7.0%
Women receiving bonus 6.9%
Mean bonus gap 37.9%
Median bonus gap 50.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 40.2%
59.8%
Upper-middle 56.0%
44.0%
Lower-middle 64.2%
35.8%
Lower quartile 65.1%
34.9%
2023 Mean pay gap 19.6%

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

Women made up 41.1% of the highest paid quarter and 64.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 19.6%
Median hourly pay gap 19.0%
Men receiving bonus 53.6%
Women receiving bonus 50.1%
Mean bonus gap 3.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 41.1%
58.9%
Upper-middle 55.1%
44.9%
Lower-middle 64.8%
35.2%
Lower quartile 64.4%
35.6%
2022 Mean pay gap 21.1%

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

Women made up 40.8% of the highest paid quarter and 64.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 21.1%
Median hourly pay gap 23.5%
Men receiving bonus 13.4%
Women receiving bonus 19.2%
Mean bonus gap 19.3%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 40.8%
59.2%
Upper-middle 56.1%
43.9%
Lower-middle 63.6%
36.4%
Lower quartile 64.2%
35.8%
2021 Mean pay gap 22.1%

In this organisation, women earned 80p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 38.3% of the highest paid quarter and 66.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 22.1%
Median hourly pay gap 20.2%
Men receiving bonus 14.1%
Women receiving bonus 16.3%
Mean bonus gap 36.4%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 38.3%
61.7%
Upper-middle 55.0%
45.0%
Lower-middle 60.0%
40.0%
Lower quartile 66.5%
33.5%
2020 Mean pay gap 23.5%

In this organisation, women earned 72p 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 36.7% of the highest paid quarter and 68.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 23.5%
Median hourly pay gap 28.3%
Men receiving bonus 2.8%
Women receiving bonus 3.5%
Mean bonus gap 45.9%
Median bonus gap 50.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 36.7%
63.3%
Upper-middle 52.7%
47.3%
Lower-middle 60.5%
39.5%
Lower quartile 68.1%
31.9%
2019 Mean pay gap 23.6%

In this organisation, women earned 72p 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 37.1% of the highest paid quarter and 66.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 23.6%
Median hourly pay gap 27.9%
Men receiving bonus 1.2%
Women receiving bonus 2.1%
Mean bonus gap 62.9%
Median bonus gap 50.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 37.1%
62.9%
Upper-middle 53.3%
46.7%
Lower-middle 62.0%
38.0%
Lower quartile 66.0%
34.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 23.8%

In this organisation, women earned 72p 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 36.8% of the highest paid quarter and 67.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 23.8%
Median hourly pay gap 27.9%
Men receiving bonus 1.1%
Women receiving bonus 2.2%
Mean bonus gap 53.3%
Median bonus gap 50.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 36.8%
63.2%
Upper-middle 51.9%
48.1%
Lower-middle 60.4%
39.6%
Lower quartile 67.6%
32.4%
2017 Mean pay gap 25.4%

In this organisation, women earned 71p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 75.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 36.4% of the highest paid quarter and 65.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 25.4%
Median hourly pay gap 29.3%
Men receiving bonus 1.6%
Women receiving bonus 2.1%
Mean bonus gap 64.3%
Median bonus gap 75.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 36.4%
63.6%
Upper-middle 49.0%
51.0%
Lower-middle 60.9%
39.1%
Lower quartile 65.8%
34.2%