Queen's/Ulster Universities

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) academics and (b) other staff were employed by (i) the Queens University of Belfast and (ii) the University of Ulster, broken down by gender, within the salary bands (A) less than £20,000, (B) £20,000 to £29,999, (C) £30,000 to £39,999, (D) £40,000 to £49,999, (E) £50,000 to £59,999, (F) £60,000 and above in the last five financial years. [123797]

Information on academic and academic related staff employed at Queen's University, Belfast and the University of Ulster is collected and provided to the Department for Employment and Learning by the Higher Education Statistical Agency (HESA). Information on non-academic staff is not available within the Department. Information on salary bands is provided by HESA in a format which relates to academic years.The following tables provide salary information of academic and academic related staff employed over the last five academic years.

Salary of academic staff employed at Queen's University Belfast and the University of Ulster by gender 1997–98 to 2001–02
1997–98 Salary (£)	Queen's University of Belfast			University of Ulster
	Female	Male	Total	Female	Male	Total
20.000 or under	178	298	476	155	174	329
20,001 to 30,000	198	358	556	147	260	407
30,001 to 40,000	42	248	290	60	379	439
40,001 to 50,000	7	43	50	¹—	46	²—
50,001 and above	16	84	100	0	¹—	¹—

1998–99	Queen's University of Belfast			University of Ulster
Salary (£)	Female	Male	Total	Female	Male	Total
20.000 or under	160	277	437	164	153	317
20,001 to 30,000	211	349	560	166	271	437
30,001 to 40,000	51	255	306	69	364	433
40,001 to 50,000	8	51	59	5	64	69
50,001 and above	15	80	95	0	¹—	¹—

1999–2000	Queen's University of Belfast			University of Ulster
Salary (£)	Female	Male	Total	Female	Male	Total
20.000 or under	159	255	414	174	134	308
20,001 to 30,000	147	249	396	155	166	321
30,001 to 40,000	157	385	542	123	469	592
40,001 to 50,000	15	86	101	17	97	114
50,001 and above	15	90	105	¹—	8	²—

2000–01	Queen's University of Belfast			University of Ulster
Salary (£)	Female	Male	Total	Female	Male	Total
20.000 or under	156	188	344	152	106	258
20,001 to 30,000	174	295	469	181	176	357
30,001 to 40,000	174	378	552	136	421	557
40,001 to 50,000	19	102	121	23	162	185
50,001 and above	16	106	122	5	20	25

2001–02	Queen's University of Belfast			University of Ulster
Salary (£)	Female	Male	Total	Female	Male	Total
20.000 or under	153	158	311	111	72	183
20,001 to 30,000	199	317	516	214	200	414
30,001 to 40,000	166	355	521	146	394	540
40,001 to 50,000	23	95	118	42	183	225
50,001 and above	21	140	161	6	34	40
¹ indicates that figures of less than five have been suppressed under the Department's policy concerning the release of information which could lead to the identification of an individual.
² indicates that these figures have been suppressed to protect the identification of those above staff

Source:

HESA

Volume 408: debated on Wednesday 9 July 2003