UKRI publishes gender pay gap report

The seventh annual gender pay gap report highlights the percentage difference between the average hourly earnings for males and females across the organisation.

The gender pay gap is a measure across all jobs in UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), not of the difference in pay between males and females for doing the same job.

This year’s gender pay gap report provides an important opportunity to reflect on where we are making progress and where further action is needed.

In 2025, UKRI’s mean gender pay gap has reduced since 2024 and continues to be a downward trend since 2022.

Gemma Bailey, Chief People Officer, UKRI said:

UKRI plays a significant role in shaping the wider research and innovation system, and it is essential that we demonstrate leadership through our own actions.

We remain committed to becoming a more diverse organisation, one that continually strives to improve, and one with an environment where our people flourish.

Read the UKRI gender pay gap report 2025.

UKRI is also publishing its ethnicity pay gap for the fifth year.

This details the difference in average pay of minority ethnic employees compared to the average pay of White British employees, regardless of the level or type of work carried out.