Research Manager Jobs in the UK excluding London

Research Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Research Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £48,745 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 742 742 829
Rank change year-on-year 0 +87 -153
Permanent jobs requiring a Research Manager 21 6 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.029% 0.010% 0.021%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.031% 0.011% 0.022%
Number of salaries quoted 18 5 8
10th Percentile £39,000 - £30,274
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,885 £33,053
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,745 £40,113 £46,223
Median % change year-on-year +21.52% -13.22% -5.18%
75th Percentile £53,346 £42,342 £48,259
90th Percentile £57,700 - £53,281
UK median annual salary £49,495 £40,113 £43,621
% change year-on-year +23.39% -8.04% -12.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 67,828 52,627 68,668
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 89.17% 95.75%
Number of salaries quoted 47,933 30,028 42,497
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Research Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Research Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Research Manager in the UK excluding London

Research Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Research Manager in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Research Manager in the UK excluding London

Research Manager
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Research Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Research Manager in the UK excluding London

Research Manager
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Research Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 17 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East - 9 £51,000 - 4
North of England +51 6 £43,750 +9.07% 4
Yorkshire +75 3 £40,000 -0.28% 1
North West -1 3 £47,500 +18.42% 3
East of England - 3 £40,000 - 1
East Midlands - 2 - -
Midlands - 2 - -
South West -17 1 £51,373 +28.07%
Research Manager
UK

Research Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 17 May 2024, Research Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Research Manager in the job title.

1 12 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 10 (47.62%) Project Management
3 6 (28.57%) Line Management
4 5 (23.81%) Degree
4 5 (23.81%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (19.05%) Mentoring
5 4 (19.05%) Microsoft Excel
6 3 (14.29%) DTS
6 3 (14.29%) CSS
6 3 (14.29%) Python
6 3 (14.29%) HTML
6 3 (14.29%) JavaScript
6 3 (14.29%) VBA
6 3 (14.29%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (14.29%) ISO 9001
6 3 (14.29%) SPSS
6 3 (14.29%) CAD
6 3 (14.29%) Data Analysis
6 3 (14.29%) Finance
6 3 (14.29%) Games
6 3 (14.29%) Project Planning
6 3 (14.29%) Life Science
6 3 (14.29%) jQuery
6 3 (14.29%) Resource Allocation
6 3 (14.29%) R
6 3 (14.29%) Market Research
6 3 (14.29%) Due Diligence
6 3 (14.29%) Public Sector
6 3 (14.29%) Project Delivery
6 3 (14.29%) Collaborative Working

Research Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 4 (19.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (14.29%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (14.29%) SPSS
3 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (4.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (14.29%) DTS
General
1 12 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 3 (14.29%) Finance
2 3 (14.29%) Games
2 3 (14.29%) Public Sector
3 2 (9.52%) Marketing
3 2 (9.52%) Military
4 1 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (4.76%) Legal
4 1 (4.76%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (14.29%) CSS
1 3 (14.29%) HTML
1 3 (14.29%) jQuery
2 1 (4.76%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 3 (14.29%) Life Science
2 2 (9.52%) Augmented Reality
2 2 (9.52%) Virtual Reality
3 1 (4.76%) Data Centre
3 1 (4.76%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (4.76%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (47.62%) Project Management
2 6 (28.57%) Line Management
3 5 (23.81%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (19.05%) Mentoring
5 3 (14.29%) CAD
5 3 (14.29%) Collaborative Culture
5 3 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
5 3 (14.29%) Data Analysis
5 3 (14.29%) Data Collection
5 3 (14.29%) Due Diligence
5 3 (14.29%) Market Research
5 3 (14.29%) Project Delivery
5 3 (14.29%) Project Planning
5 3 (14.29%) Resource Allocation
6 2 (9.52%) Qualitative Research
6 2 (9.52%) Quantitative Research
6 2 (9.52%) SDLC
6 2 (9.52%) Situational Awareness
6 2 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (9.52%) Synthetic Environment
Programming Languages
1 3 (14.29%) JavaScript
1 3 (14.29%) Python
1 3 (14.29%) R
1 3 (14.29%) VBA
Qualifications
1 5 (23.81%) Degree
2 2 (9.52%) DV Cleared
2 2 (9.52%) SC Cleared
2 2 (9.52%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.76%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (4.76%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (14.29%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft