As a top ten University, we rely on the hard work, dedication and innovation of colleagues across our entire community. Developing a truly inclusive environment in which we can all succeed underpins everything that we do at Loughborough. Ensuring that there is equality of opportunity is fundamental to our success. Changing our disability pay gap is a long-term strategy that is influenced by the speed, or not, of societal change. We are committed to influencing change within our Loughborough community.
The Disability Pay Gap
What the disability pay gap is
The Disability pay gap looks at the average pay for a person with a known disability compared to a person with no known disability.
The gap itself is the percentage difference (mean and median) between average hourly earnings for a person with a known disability and a person with no known disability.
There is currently no mandatory reporting duty in respect of the disability pay gap; however, in the interests of openness and transparency, Loughborough University has chosen to monitor and report its disability pay gap as a voluntary initiative.
What the disability pay gap is not
The disability pay gap is not an indication of how much more employees with no known disability are earning than employees with a known disability who are doing the same work. This concept is called equal pay.
Our disability pay gap data as of 31st March 2025
94.03% of our employees have no known disability and 5.97% have a known disability.
Our disability pay data
Mean disability pay gap
The mean disability pay gap for staff with a known disability is 2.38%, an increase from 1.7% in 2024.
Median disability pay gap
The median disability pay gap for staff with a known disability is 4.58%, an increase from 2.98% in 2024.
Bonus pay
Mean bonus pay
Mean average bonus pay for staff with a known disability is 15.53%, an increase from 8.75% in 2024.
Median bonus pay
Median bonus pay for staff with a known disability is equal to that of staff with no known disability, which is the same as in 2024.
The proportion of staff receiving a bonus
The proportion of staff with a known disability receiving a bonus is 8% and the proportion of staff with no known disability is 9%. Both percentages are reduced from last year when 17% of staff with a known disability and 15% of staff with no known disability received a bonus.
Addressing the Disability Pay Gap
Although Loughborough University has not identified a disability pay gap, the University remains committed to proactively identifying and addressing practices and procedures to improve the recruitment, experience and retention of employees with disabilities, whether visible or hidden, known or not known.