Ethnicity
We ask all our new starters to declare their ethnicity when they apply for a role with us. This data is not shared with recruiting managers. Completion of the monitoring form became compulsory in 2025 but we continue to offer the option of ‘prefer not to say’.
The number of colleagues who have not declared their ethnicity or who prefer not to say did not change in 2025 and does not include any new starters, which demonstrates the efficacy of this approach. We will contact the 28 colleagues to explain why we would like the data and how we will store and process it, to encourage declarations.
| 2024 | 2025 | |||
| Ethnicity | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
| Asian & Pakistani | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Black Afro Caribbean & Black Other | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Other | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Mixed | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% |
| White | 720 | 95.0% | 757 | 95.2% |
| Unknown/prefer not to say | 28 | 3.7% | 28 | 3.5% |
| 758 | 795 | |||
Mean and median ethnicity pay gap
Calculating the pay gap between those who declare themselves to be an ethnic minority with those who declare themselves to be white or choose not to declare:
- Our mean ethnicity pay gap was -0.2
This means that on average, colleagues in Beyond Housing who declare they are an ethnic minority are paid 0.2% more than other colleagues. The gap has reduced from the previous year rate of 8.5% (on average, colleagues who declared they were an ethnic minority were paid 8.5% less).
- Our median ethnicity pay gap was -8.7
This means the average colleague who declares they are an ethnic minority are paid 8.7% more than other colleagues. This has reduced from the previous year’s rate of 8.3% (the average colleague declaring an ethnic minority was paid 8.3% less).
Pay quartiles
| Ethnic minorities | White/unknown | |
| Lower % | 1% (-) | 99% (+) |
| Lower middle % | 2% (+) | 98% (-) |
| Upper middle % | 2% (+) | 98% (-) |
| Upper % | 2% (=) | 98% (=) |
Commentary on ethnicity pay gap
This data covers just 10 colleagues so tends vary with any movement of an individual. Distribution across the quartiles remains fairly even.
