University of Southampton

University of Southampton has submitted data every year since 2017. 2 of 9 submissions were filed after the deadline.

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Last submission received on Monday, 30 Mar 2026 at 09:45 UTC.

Employer ID 163
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 16.4%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 76.4% lower than men's.

Women made up 41.6% of the highest paid quarter and 66.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 16.4%
Median hourly pay gap 13.3%
Men receiving bonus 3.1%
Women receiving bonus 2.2%
Mean bonus gap 46.6%
Median bonus gap 76.4%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 41.6%
58.4%
Upper-middle 54.4%
45.6%
Lower-middle 58.4%
41.6%
Lower quartile 66.4%
33.6%
2024 Mean pay gap 18.3%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 65.9% lower than men's.

Women made up 42.0% of the highest paid quarter and 69.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 18.3%
Median hourly pay gap 16.2%
Men receiving bonus 4.9%
Women receiving bonus 2.9%
Mean bonus gap 54.3%
Median bonus gap 65.9%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 42.0%
58.0%
Upper-middle 54.9%
45.1%
Lower-middle 57.6%
42.4%
Lower quartile 69.3%
30.7%
2023 Mean pay gap 19.1%

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

Women made up 40.7% of the highest paid quarter and 69.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 19.1%
Median hourly pay gap 15.8%
Men receiving bonus 70.0%
Women receiving bonus 64.5%
Mean bonus gap 38.9%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 40.7%
59.3%
Upper-middle 53.9%
46.1%
Lower-middle 57.8%
42.2%
Lower quartile 69.6%
30.4%
2022 Mean pay gap 21.5% Late submission

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

Women made up 38.7% of the highest paid quarter and 66.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 21.5%
Median hourly pay gap 16.2%
Men receiving bonus 74.2%
Women receiving bonus 71.9%
Mean bonus gap 41.4%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 38.7%
61.3%
Upper-middle 52.6%
47.4%
Lower-middle 54.6%
45.4%
Lower quartile 66.2%
33.8%
2021 Mean pay gap 19.9% Late submission

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

Women's median bonus pay was 10.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 37.2% of the highest paid quarter and 66.6% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 19.9%
Median hourly pay gap 13.7%
Men receiving bonus 10.0%
Women receiving bonus 6.8%
Mean bonus gap 53.3%
Median bonus gap 10.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 37.2%
62.8%
Upper-middle 51.6%
48.4%
Lower-middle 53.2%
46.8%
Lower quartile 66.6%
33.4%
2020 Mean pay gap 17.9%

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

Women made up 37.8% of the highest paid quarter and 67.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 17.9%
Median hourly pay gap 18.6%
Men receiving bonus 8.6%
Women receiving bonus 6.2%
Mean bonus gap 57.1%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 37.8%
62.2%
Upper-middle 51.6%
48.4%
Lower-middle 54.4%
45.6%
Lower quartile 67.2%
32.8%
2019 Mean pay gap 18.8%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 33.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 38.4% of the highest paid quarter and 66.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 18.8%
Median hourly pay gap 18.3%
Men receiving bonus 6.9%
Women receiving bonus 4.9%
Mean bonus gap 46.5%
Median bonus gap 33.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 38.4%
61.6%
Upper-middle 50.2%
49.8%
Lower-middle 59.1%
40.9%
Lower quartile 66.8%
33.2%
2018 Mean pay gap 18.9%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 33.3% lower than men's.

Women made up 39.5% of the highest paid quarter and 66.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 18.9%
Median hourly pay gap 16.2%
Men receiving bonus 6.1%
Women receiving bonus 4.7%
Mean bonus gap 60.2%
Median bonus gap 33.3%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 39.5%
60.5%
Upper-middle 49.9%
50.1%
Lower-middle 55.5%
44.5%
Lower quartile 66.1%
33.9%
2017 Mean pay gap 20.2%

In this organisation, women earned 83p 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 38.0% of the highest paid quarter and 67.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 20.2%
Median hourly pay gap 17.4%
Men receiving bonus 7.5%
Women receiving bonus 4.6%
Mean bonus gap 54.1%
Median bonus gap 50.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 38.0%
62.0%
Upper-middle 50.6%
49.4%
Lower-middle 55.5%
44.5%
Lower quartile 67.5%
32.5%