University of Chester

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

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Last submission received on Friday, 20 Mar 2026 at 10:10 UTC.

Employer ID 15853
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 7.1%

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

Women made up 58.7% of the highest paid quarter and 71.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 7.1%
Median hourly pay gap 5.2%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 58.7%
41.3%
Upper-middle 63.3%
36.7%
Lower-middle 64.7%
35.3%
Lower quartile 71.2%
28.8%
2024 Mean pay gap 9.0%

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

Women made up 57.9% of the highest paid quarter and 72.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 9.0%
Median hourly pay gap 12.5%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 57.9%
42.1%
Upper-middle 63.3%
36.7%
Lower-middle 66.3%
33.7%
Lower quartile 72.1%
27.9%
2023 Mean pay gap 10.3%

In this organisation, women earned 87p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 55.9% of the highest paid quarter and 70.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 10.3%
Median hourly pay gap 13.3%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 55.9%
44.1%
Upper-middle 61.9%
38.1%
Lower-middle 66.5%
33.5%
Lower quartile 70.6%
29.4%
2022 Mean pay gap 10.9%

In this organisation, women earned 87p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 54.9% of the highest paid quarter and 69.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 10.9%
Median hourly pay gap 13.2%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 54.9%
45.1%
Upper-middle 62.3%
37.7%
Lower-middle 66.6%
33.4%
Lower quartile 69.0%
31.0%
2021 Mean pay gap 12.7%

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

Women made up 53.5% of the highest paid quarter and 71.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.7%
Median hourly pay gap 14.0%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 53.5%
46.5%
Upper-middle 63.1%
36.9%
Lower-middle 64.8%
35.2%
Lower quartile 71.0%
29.0%
2020 Mean pay gap 14.5%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 10.4% lower than men's.

Women made up 51.0% of the highest paid quarter and 71.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 14.5%
Median hourly pay gap 18.9%
Men receiving bonus 1.4%
Women receiving bonus 0.5%
Mean bonus gap 44.5%
Median bonus gap 10.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 51.0%
49.0%
Upper-middle 61.0%
39.0%
Lower-middle 64.0%
36.0%
Lower quartile 71.0%
29.0%
2019 Mean pay gap 15.4%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 100.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 52.0% of the highest paid quarter and 74.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 15.4%
Median hourly pay gap 13.9%
Men receiving bonus 0.1%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%
Mean bonus gap 100.0%
Median bonus gap 100.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 52.0%
48.0%
Upper-middle 62.0%
38.0%
Lower-middle 61.0%
39.0%
Lower quartile 74.0%
26.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 14.8%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 100.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 52.0% of the highest paid quarter and 73.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 14.8%
Median hourly pay gap 14.5%
Men receiving bonus 0.3%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%
Mean bonus gap 100.0%
Median bonus gap 100.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 52.0%
48.0%
Upper-middle 59.0%
41.0%
Lower-middle 62.0%
38.0%
Lower quartile 73.0%
27.0%
2017 Mean pay gap 14.1%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 100.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 52.0% of the highest paid quarter and 72.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 14.1%
Median hourly pay gap 18.5%
Men receiving bonus 0.1%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%
Mean bonus gap 100.0%
Median bonus gap 100.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 52.0%
48.0%
Upper-middle 57.0%
43.0%
Lower-middle 61.0%
39.0%
Lower quartile 72.0%
28.0%