Research Manager
UK
The median Research Manager salary in the UK is £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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 25 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 867 | 947 | 1184 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +80 | +237 | -265 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Research Manager | 40 | 13 | 69 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.039% | 0.013% | 0.042% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.042% | 0.015% | 0.044% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30 | 8 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,900 | - | £30,644 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,598 | £37,885 | £39,439 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £40,113 | £43,621 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.42% | -8.04% | -12.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,346 | £48,631 | £48,259 |
| 90th Percentile | £60,394 | £67,500 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £48,745 | £40,113 | £46,223 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.52% | -13.22% | -5.18% |
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 | 96,364 | 89,509 | 157,820 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.77% | 91.47% | 96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 68,829 | 56,547 | 84,640 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,609 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +5.63% |
Research Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Research Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Research Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Research Manager.
Research Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Research Manager over the 6 months to 25 May 2024.
Research Manager
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 Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +76 | 35 | £47,500 | +18.42% | 21 |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 21 | £48,745 | +21.52% | 12 |
| London | +112 | 14 | £46,719 | -28.12% | 11 |
| Work from Home | +68 | 14 | £51,000 | -21.54% | 6 |
| South East | - | 9 | £51,000 | - | 4 |
| North of England | +46 | 6 | £43,750 | +9.07% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +85 | 3 | £40,000 | -0.28% | |
| North West | +6 | 3 | £47,500 | +18.42% | 5 |
| East of England | - | 3 | £40,000 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | |
| South West | -27 | 1 | £51,373 | +28.07% | 2 |
Research Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 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 featuring Research Manager in the job title.
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Research Manager 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: