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Ethnicity (two groups) Quartiles by Year, 2021 - 2023 (Full-pay equivalent employees, Northumbria University and Northumbria University Services Limited. Excludes 'Unknown' ethnicity, 'prefer not to say' or not recorded)

2021:

  • Lower: 91.9% White
  • Lower Mid: 88.9% White
  • Upper Mid: 84.7% White, 15.3% BAME
  • Upper: 89.9% White

2022:

  • Lower: 84.5% White, 15.5% BAME
  • Lower Mid: 88.0% White
  • Upper Mid: 80.7% White, 19.3% BAME
  • Upper: 87.3% White

2023:

  • Lower: 87.0% White
  • Lower Mid: 87.6% White
  • Upper Mid: 83.6% White, 16.4% BAME
  • Upper: 85.4% White, 14.6% BAME

Ethnicity (two groups) by Grade and Employee Type, 2023 (Full-pay equivalent employees, Northumbria University and Northumbria University Services Limited. Includes Grades 1 - 10, excluding KTPs and other grades outside of main pay spine. Excludes 'Unknown' ethnicity, 'prefer not to say' or not recorded)

Academic:

  • Grade 4: 100.0% White
  • Grade 5: 19.1% BAME, 80.9% White
  • Grade 6: 21.0% BAME, 79.0% White
  • Grade 7: 21.7% BAME, 78.3% White
  • Grade 8: 15.9% BAME, 84.1% White
  • Grade 9: 86.3% White
  • Grade 10: 100.0% White

Professional Support:

  • Grade 1: 93.9% White
  • Grade 2: 95.2% White
  • Grade 3: 89.7% White
  • Grade 4: 88.1% White
  • Grade 5: 91.7% White
  • Grade 6: 95.2% White
  • Grade 7: 97.8% White
  • Grade 8: 100.0% White
  • Grade 9: 100.0% White
  • Grade 10: 100.0% White

Ethnicity (five groups) Quartiles by Year, 2021 - 2023 (Full-pay equivalent employees, Northumbria University and Northumbria University Services Limited. Excludes 'Unknown' ethnicity, 'prefer not to say' or not recorded)

2021:

  • Lower: 91/9% White (remaining made up of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other)
  • Lower Mid: 88.9% White (remaining made up of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other)
  • Upper Mid: 84.7% White (remaining made up of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other)
  • Upper: 89.9% White (remaining made up of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other)

2022:

  • Lower: 84.5% White (remaining made up of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other)
  • Lower Mid: 88.0% White (remaining made up of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other)
  • Upper Mid: 80.7% White (remaining made up of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other)
  • Upper: 87.3% White (remaining made up of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other)

2023:

  • Lower: 87.0% White (remaining made up of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other)
  • Lower Mid: 87.6% White (remaining made up of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other)
  • Upper Mid: 83.6% White (remaining made up of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other)
  • Upper: 85.4% White (remaining made up of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other)

Ethnicity (five groups) by Grade and Employee Type, 2023 (Full-pay equivalent employees, Northumbria University and Northumbria University Services Limited. Includes Grades 1 - 10, excluding KTPs and other grades outside the main pay spine. Excludes 'Unknown' ethnicity, 'prefer not to say' or not recorded)

Academic:

  • Grade 4: 100.0% White
  • Grade 5: 100.0% White
  • Grade 6: 79.0% White (remaining made up of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other)
  • Grade 7: 78.3% White (remaining made up of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other)
  • Grade 8: 86.8% White (remaining made up of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other)
  • Grade 9: 90.5% White (remaining made up of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other)
  • Grade 10: 100.0% White

Professional Support:

  • Grade 1: 100.0% White
  • Grade 2: 100.0% White
  • Grade 3: 91.2 White (remaining made up of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other)
  • Grade 4: 91.2% White (remaining made up of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other)
  • Grade 5: 92.0% White (remaining made up of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other)
  • Grade 6: 97.5% White (remaining made up of Asian, Black, Mixed and Other)
  • Grade 7: 100.0% White
  • Grade 8: 100.0% White
  • Grade 9: 100.0% White
  • Grade 10: 100.0% White

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