Lancaster University

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Reporting year: 2024

Mean pay gap

20%

20%in favour of men

Median pay gap

19.7%

19.7%in favour of men

Bonus gap

-25.2%

25.2%in favour of women

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

38%

62%

Upper middle

54.2%

45.8%

Lower middle

59.6%

40.4%

Lower (lowest paid)

70.4%

29.6%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2024 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2023

Mean pay gap

20.8%

20.8%in favour of men

Median pay gap

18.2%

18.2%in favour of men

Bonus gap

2.8%

2.8%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

36.6%

63.4%

Upper middle

54.8%

45.2%

Lower middle

57.8%

42.2%

Lower (lowest paid)

71.9%

28.1%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2023 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2022

Mean pay gap

22%

22%in favour of men

Median pay gap

19%

19%in favour of men

Bonus gap

-25.2%

25.2%in favour of women

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

35.8%

64.2%

Upper middle

52.4%

47.6%

Lower middle

57.3%

42.7%

Lower (lowest paid)

69.9%

30.1%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2022 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2021

Mean pay gap

23.2%

23.2%in favour of men

Median pay gap

21.6%

21.6%in favour of men

Bonus gap

7%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

34.9%

65.1%

Upper middle

51%

49%

Lower middle

53.2%

46.8%

Lower (lowest paid)

73%

27%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2021 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2020

Mean pay gap

25%

25%in favour of men

Median pay gap

25.5%

25.5%in favour of men

Bonus gap

21%

21%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

34.1%

65.9%

Upper middle

48.5%

51.5%

Lower middle

54.8%

45.2%

Lower (lowest paid)

73.7%

26.3%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2020 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2019

Mean pay gap

25.9%

25.9%in favour of men

Median pay gap

26.7%

26.7%in favour of men

Bonus gap

11.2%

11.2%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

32.5%

67.5%

Upper middle

50.1%

49.9%

Lower middle

56%

44%

Lower (lowest paid)

73.4%

26.6%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2019 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2018

Mean pay gap

26.8%

26.8%in favour of men

Median pay gap

25.5%

25.5%in favour of men

Bonus gap

17.9%

17.9%in favour of men

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

32.8%

67.2%

Upper middle

48.1%

51.9%

Lower middle

58.6%

41.4%

Lower (lowest paid)

70.2%

29.8%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2018 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Reporting year: 2017

Mean pay gap

27.7%

27.7%in favour of men

Median pay gap

26.5%

26.5%in favour of men

Bonus gap

-21.5%

21.5%in favour of women

Pay quartiles (share of women)

Upper (highest paid)

30.5%

69.5%

Upper middle

45.6%

54.4%

Lower middle

60.5%

39.5%

Lower (lowest paid)

69.7%

30.3%

women men

Mandatory UK gender pay gap report, snapshot year 2017 (employers 250+). Positive % means men paid more.

Source: UK Gender Pay Gap Service