The Disability Pay Gap

There are 2791 employees included in the analysis, noting a high disclosure rate of 98.4%.

Table 11 illustrates the disability pay gap for 2023.

There has been:

An overall narrowing of the disability pay gap since 2022.
A decrease in the mean disability pay gap by 1.5 percentage points (6.2% to 4.7%).
An increase in the median pay gap by 2.6 percentage points (0.2% to 2.8%).

Data shows that overall, employees without a declared disability earn slightly more. When benchmarked with the UK disability pay gap of 14.6%, the University compares favourably.

Work associated with the Disability Confident Employer scheme ensures our aim for an equitable and universally accessible working environment.

Table 11: Disability Pay Gap, 2022-2023

Pay Gap	2023	2022
Mean	4.7%	6.2%
Median	2.7%	0.2%

Bonus Payments by Disability

Table 12 outlines the proportion of people with a declared disability who received a bonus in 2023.

The proportion of people who receive a bonus is higher in people with a declared disability (4%) compared to no disability (2.7%).
Slightly more people with a declared disability received a bonus in 2023 compared to 2022 (7 to 10).

Table 12: Proportions of Bonus Payments by Disability 2022-2023

2023

Bonus Payments	Percentage	Headcount
All Groups with Disabilities	4.0%	7
No Declared Disability	2.7%	81

2022

Bonus Payments	Percentage	Headcount
All Groups with Disabilities	2.5%	7
No Declared Disability	3.5%	81

Table 13 provides details of the mean and median of bonus payments made to those with a declared disability in 2023.

The University does not have a disability bonus pay gap.
The mean bonus payment gap is -16%, a decrease of -19 percentage points.
The median bonus payment gap is -45%, a decrease of -45 percentage points.

Negative percentages highlight that bonus payments made to employees with a declared disability were higher than those paid to employees without a declared disability.

Table 13: Mean and Median Bonus Payments by Disability, 2022-2023

Bonus Payments	2023	2022
Mean	-16%	2.79%
Median	-45%	0%

Hourly Pay

The University takes a nuanced approach to recording disability and enables its employees to self-select from a set category, providing a greater understanding of the disabling conditions that employees are working with.

Table 14 shows the hourly rate of pay by selected disability and no disability in 2023.

The median hourly pay of employees with disabilities is £18.29.
There are only small differences of hourly pay between disabled and non-disabled employees. People living with a mental health condition (£15.83) and visual impairment (£15.82) experience the biggest difference and have seen an increase since 2022.
People who identify as D/deaf have seen the biggest closing of gap in hourly rate (0.20 → -0.02).

When benchmarked, the ONS census of 2021 records a UK median for people with a disclosed disability of £12.10 (ONS, 2024). In comparison with the UK, the University pays its staff with a declared disability over £6.00 an hour higher.

Table 14: Average Hourly Pay Rates by Disability, 2022-2023

2023

All Declared Disabilities	Hourly Pay	Difference in hourly pay to no Declared Disability
No Declared Disability	£20.15	-
Deaf or serious hearing impairment	£20.61	-0.02
Specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia, dyspraxia or AD(H)D	£19.75	0.02
Other Type of Disability	£18.87	0.06
Long standing illness or health condition e.g. cancer, diabetes, heart disease	£20.65	-0.02
Two or More Impairments and/or Disabling Medical Conditions	£18.75	0.07
Prefer Not To Say	£19.81	0.02
Physical Impairment or Mobility Issues	£20.29	-0.01
Mental health condition, such as depression, schizophrenia or anxiety disorder	£15.83	0.21
General learning disability (such as Down's syndrome	£18.47	0.08
Social/communication impairment e.g. an autistic spectrum disorder	£17.71	0.12
Blindness or Serious Visual Impairment Uncorrected by Glasses	£15.82	0.21

	Mean	Median
No Declared Disability	£20.15	£18.82
All Groups with Disabilities	£19.22	£18.29

2022

All Declared Disabilities	Hourly Pay	Difference in hourly pay to no Declared Disability
No Declared Disability	£19.12	-
Deaf or serious hearing impairment	£15.39	0.20
Specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia, dyspraxia or AD(H)D	£19.61	-0.03
Other Type of Disability	£18.46	0.03
Long standing illness or health condition e.g. cancer, diabetes, heart disease	£19.48	-0.02
Two or More Impairments and/or Disabling Medical Conditions	£16.65	0.13
Prefer Not To Say	£17.44	0.09
Physical Impairment or Mobility Issues	£20.66	-0.08
Mental health condition, such as depression, schizophrenia or anxiety disorder	£14.21	0.26
General learning disability (such as Down's syndrome	£14.96	0.22
Social/communication impairment e.g. an autistic spectrum disorder	£15.89	0.17
Blindness or Serious Visual Impairment Uncorrected by Glasses	£15.84	0.17

	Mean	Median
No Declared Disability	£19.12	£17.28
All Groups with Disabilities	£17.94	£17.25

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Gender Pay Gap

The University of Derby’s Gender Pay Gap Report is based on data from April 2022 to March 2023.

Ethnicity Pay Gap

The University voluntarily reports its Ethnicity Pay Gap information. The 2023 Ethnicity Pay Gap Report is based on data from April 2022 to March 2023.