CARDIFF UNIVERSITY

CARDIFF UNIVERSITY has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Wednesday, 4 Mar 2026 at 12:48 UTC.

Employer ID 15656
Company Number RC000089
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 16.2%

In this organisation, women earned 92p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 40.8% of the highest paid quarter and 65.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 16.2%
Median hourly pay gap 8.2%
Men receiving bonus 1.1%
Women receiving bonus 0.9%
Mean bonus gap 47.9%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 40.8%
59.2%
Upper-middle 56.6%
43.4%
Lower-middle 59.6%
40.4%
Lower quartile 65.8%
34.1%
2024 Mean pay gap 15.6%

In this organisation, women earned 92p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 25.0% 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 15.6%
Median hourly pay gap 8.5%
Men receiving bonus 3.7%
Women receiving bonus 2.8%
Mean bonus gap 67.7%
Median bonus gap 25.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 42.0%
58.0%
Upper-middle 57.0%
43.0%
Lower-middle 59.0%
41.0%
Lower quartile 66.0%
34.0%
2023 Mean pay gap 16.2%

In this organisation, women earned 88p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 41.0% of the highest paid quarter and 64.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 16.2%
Median hourly pay gap 11.9%
Men receiving bonus 1.1%
Women receiving bonus 1.9%
Mean bonus gap 86.3%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 41.0%
59.0%
Upper-middle 55.0%
45.0%
Lower-middle 60.0%
40.0%
Lower quartile 64.0%
36.0%
2022 Mean pay gap 17.3%

In this organisation, women earned 89p 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 42.0% of the highest paid quarter and 63.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 17.3%
Median hourly pay gap 11.1%
Men receiving bonus 3.0%
Women receiving bonus 2.2%
Mean bonus gap 28.7%
Median bonus gap 50.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 42.0%
58.0%
Upper-middle 53.0%
47.0%
Lower-middle 60.0%
40.0%
Lower quartile 63.0%
37.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 18.6%

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

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 17.4%
Women receiving bonus 4.1%
Mean bonus gap 13.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 40.0%
60.0%
Upper-middle 53.0%
47.0%
Lower-middle 60.0%
40.0%
Lower quartile 65.0%
35.0%
2020 Mean pay gap 18.9%

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

Women made up 38.0% of the highest paid quarter and 66.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 18.9%
Median hourly pay gap 15.6%
Men receiving bonus 2.2%
Women receiving bonus 2.6%
Mean bonus gap 57.6%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 38.0%
62.0%
Upper-middle 55.0%
45.0%
Lower-middle 60.0%
40.0%
Lower quartile 66.0%
34.0%
2019 Mean pay gap 19.4%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 17.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 38.0% of the highest paid quarter and 65.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 19.4%
Median hourly pay gap 15.7%
Men receiving bonus 1.8%
Women receiving bonus 1.5%
Mean bonus gap 54.2%
Median bonus gap 17.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 38.0%
62.0%
Upper-middle 50.0%
50.0%
Lower-middle 59.0%
41.0%
Lower quartile 65.0%
35.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 21.6%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 33.9% lower than men's.

Women made up 38.0% of the highest paid quarter and 63.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 21.6%
Median hourly pay gap 17.1%
Men receiving bonus 4.4%
Women receiving bonus 3.8%
Mean bonus gap 77.3%
Median bonus gap 33.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 38.0%
62.0%
Upper-middle 52.0%
48.0%
Lower-middle 63.0%
37.0%
Lower quartile 63.0%
37.0%
2017 Mean pay gap 21.8%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 36.7% lower than men's.

Women made up 39.0% of the highest paid quarter and 67.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 21.8%
Median hourly pay gap 19.7%
Men receiving bonus 4.4%
Women receiving bonus 3.4%
Mean bonus gap 77.8%
Median bonus gap 36.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 39.0%
61.0%
Upper-middle 52.0%
48.0%
Lower-middle 61.0%
39.0%
Lower quartile 67.0%
33.0%