The BBC pays senior managers who are from diverse backgrounds more than those who are not, it has emerged. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), ethnic minority, disabled and female senior managers earn larger salaries than those not from those backgrounds, according to statistics released in the corporation’s annual report. Figures in the BBC’s 2023/24 annual report show that senior managers who are LGBT earn salaries 15.6 per cent larger than those who are not. Senior managers from black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds (Bame) earn a median average 12.6 per cent more than those who are white. Disabled senior managers earn 8.4 per cent more than those who are not disabled and women in top roles earn 5.7 per cent more than men.

Source: The Times March 10, 2025 10:58 UTC