University of Sheffield Union of Students

University of Sheffield Union of Students has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 8 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Tuesday, 6 Jan 2026 at 15:16 UTC.

Employer ID 17180
Company Number N/A
Employer Size 250 to 499
Years Submitted
20172018202020212022202320242025

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 5.5%

In this organisation, women earned 97p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 49.5% of the highest paid quarter and 66.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 5.5%
Median hourly pay gap 3.3%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 49.5%
50.5%
Upper-middle 51.5%
48.5%
Lower-middle 65.7%
34.3%
Lower quartile 66.7%
33.3%
2024 Mean pay gap 4.9%

In this organisation, women earned 98p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 53.9% of the highest paid quarter and 65.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 4.9%
Median hourly pay gap 1.7%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 53.9%
46.1%
Upper-middle 53.4%
46.6%
Lower-middle 65.7%
34.3%
Lower quartile 65.1%
34.9%
2023 Mean pay gap 2.3%

In this organisation, women earned 98p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 53.9% of the highest paid quarter and 63.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.3%
Median hourly pay gap 1.9%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 53.9%
46.1%
Upper-middle 49.1%
50.9%
Lower-middle 63.8%
36.2%
Lower quartile 63.8%
36.2%
2022 Mean pay gap 1.1%

In this organisation, women earned 100p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 59.6% of the highest paid quarter and 60.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 1.1%
Median hourly pay gap 0.2%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 59.6%
40.4%
Upper-middle 50.9%
49.1%
Lower-middle 62.3%
37.7%
Lower quartile 60.9%
39.1%
2021 Mean pay gap -2.3%

In this organisation, women earned £1.01 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 53.6% of the highest paid quarter and 82.5% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -2.3%
Median hourly pay gap -1.4%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 53.6%
46.4%
Upper-middle 64.9%
35.1%
Lower-middle 62.5%
37.5%
Lower quartile 82.5%
17.5%
2020 Mean pay gap 2.1%

In this organisation, women earned 94p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 60.3% of the highest paid quarter and 71.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 2.1%
Median hourly pay gap 6.2%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 60.3%
39.7%
Upper-middle 43.6%
56.4%
Lower-middle 71.7%
28.3%
Lower quartile 71.1%
28.9%
2018 Mean pay gap -8.6%

In this organisation, women earned £1.07 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 67.0% of the highest paid quarter and 57.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -8.6%
Median hourly pay gap -7.3%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 67.0%
33.0%
Upper-middle 51.0%
49.0%
Lower-middle 48.0%
52.0%
Lower quartile 57.0%
43.0%
2017 Mean pay gap -10.0%

In this organisation, women earned £1.04 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 67.0% of the highest paid quarter and 60.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -10.0%
Median hourly pay gap -4.0%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%
Mean bonus gap 0.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 67.0%
33.0%
Upper-middle 55.0%
45.0%
Lower-middle 47.0%
53.0%
Lower quartile 60.0%
40.0%