Research Engineer
UK
The median Research Engineer salary in the UK is £58,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 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 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 837 | 906 | 1160 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +69 | +254 | -284 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Research Engineer | 77 | 58 | 75 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.078% | 0.056% | 0.048% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.083% | 0.061% | 0.050% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 55 | 27 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,376 | £48,750 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £59,688 | £32,822 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,000 | £72,500 | £49,167 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +47.46% | -24.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £91,125 | £87,275 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £102,500 | £100,800 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £58,000 | £75,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.67% | +36.36% | -37.14% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 93,221 | 94,676 | 150,515 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.51% | 96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,838 | 59,581 | 85,408 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Research Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Research Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Research Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Research Engineer.
Research Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Research Engineer over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Research Engineer
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Research Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +29 | 75 | £58,000 | -22.67% | 26 |
| England | +100 | 53 | £49,990 | -33.35% | 28 |
| South East | - | 38 | £58,000 | - | 12 |
| Scotland | -40 | 24 | £100,000 | +138.10% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +79 | 19 | £48,745 | -35.01% | 8 |
| North of England | +50 | 6 | £40,138 | +3.60% | |
| North West | - | 6 | £40,138 | - | |
| Midlands | +14 | 4 | £49,990 | - | 3 |
| South West | -49 | 3 | £37,500 | -50.00% | 2 |
| London | +111 | 2 | £82,500 | +17.86% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £49,990 | - | 2 |
Research Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Research Engineer 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 featuring Research Engineer in the job title.
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Research Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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