Lancaster University

Lancaster 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 Wednesday, 25 Mar 2026 at 14:41 UTC.

Employer ID 16588
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 19.2%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 9.1% lower than men's.

Women made up 38.5% of the highest paid quarter and 71.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 19.2%
Median hourly pay gap 19.5%
Men receiving bonus 1.6%
Women receiving bonus 2.8%
Mean bonus gap 31.9%
Median bonus gap 9.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 38.5%
61.5%
Upper-middle 54.0%
46.0%
Lower-middle 58.8%
41.2%
Lower quartile 71.9%
28.1%
2024 Mean pay gap 20.0%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 28.2% higher than men's.

Women made up 38.0% of the highest paid quarter and 70.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 20.0%
Median hourly pay gap 19.7%
Men receiving bonus 2.7%
Women receiving bonus 4.1%
Mean bonus gap -25.2%
Median bonus gap -28.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 38.0%
62.0%
Upper-middle 54.2%
45.8%
Lower-middle 59.6%
40.4%
Lower quartile 70.4%
29.6%
2023 Mean pay gap 20.8%

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

Women's median bonus pay was 28.2% higher than men's.

Women made up 36.6% of the highest paid quarter and 71.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 20.8%
Median hourly pay gap 18.2%
Men receiving bonus 3.4%
Women receiving bonus 5.3%
Mean bonus gap 2.8%
Median bonus gap -28.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 36.6%
63.4%
Upper-middle 54.8%
45.2%
Lower-middle 57.8%
42.2%
Lower quartile 71.9%
28.1%
2022 Mean pay gap 22.0%

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

Women made up 35.8% of the highest paid quarter and 69.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 22.0%
Median hourly pay gap 19.0%
Men receiving bonus 2.9%
Women receiving bonus 4.4%
Mean bonus gap -25.2%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 35.8%
64.2%
Upper-middle 52.4%
47.6%
Lower-middle 57.3%
42.7%
Lower quartile 69.9%
30.1%
2021 Mean pay gap 23.2%

In this organisation, women earned 78p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 11.1% higher than men's.

Women made up 34.9% of the highest paid quarter and 73.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 23.2%
Median hourly pay gap 21.6%
Men receiving bonus 4.6%
Women receiving bonus 4.1%
Mean bonus gap 7.0%
Median bonus gap -11.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 34.9%
65.1%
Upper-middle 51.0%
49.0%
Lower-middle 53.2%
46.8%
Lower quartile 73.0%
27.0%
2020 Mean pay gap 25.0%

In this organisation, women earned 75p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 61.5% lower than men's.

Women made up 34.1% of the highest paid quarter and 73.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 25.0%
Median hourly pay gap 25.5%
Men receiving bonus 3.0%
Women receiving bonus 7.3%
Mean bonus gap 21.0%
Median bonus gap 61.5%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 34.1%
65.9%
Upper-middle 48.5%
51.5%
Lower-middle 54.8%
45.2%
Lower quartile 73.7%
26.3%
2019 Mean pay gap 25.9%

In this organisation, women earned 73p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 41.7% lower than men's.

Women made up 32.5% of the highest paid quarter and 73.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 25.9%
Median hourly pay gap 26.7%
Men receiving bonus 2.4%
Women receiving bonus 4.3%
Mean bonus gap 11.2%
Median bonus gap 41.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 32.5%
67.5%
Upper-middle 50.1%
49.9%
Lower-middle 56.0%
44.0%
Lower quartile 73.4%
26.6%
2018 Mean pay gap 26.8%

In this organisation, women earned 75p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 1.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 32.8% of the highest paid quarter and 70.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 26.8%
Median hourly pay gap 25.5%
Men receiving bonus 2.7%
Women receiving bonus 2.9%
Mean bonus gap 17.9%
Median bonus gap 1.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 32.8%
67.2%
Upper-middle 48.1%
51.9%
Lower-middle 58.6%
41.4%
Lower quartile 70.2%
29.8%
2017 Mean pay gap 27.7% Late submission

In this organisation, women earned 74p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 48.1% higher than men's.

Women made up 30.5% of the highest paid quarter and 69.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 27.7%
Median hourly pay gap 26.5%
Men receiving bonus 2.7%
Women receiving bonus 6.1%
Mean bonus gap -21.5%
Median bonus gap -48.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 30.5%
69.5%
Upper-middle 45.6%
54.4%
Lower-middle 60.5%
39.5%
Lower quartile 69.7%
30.3%