Research Scientist
Essex > Chelmsford
The median Research Scientist salary in Chelmsford is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Research Scientist | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chelmsford | 9.17% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.82% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Essex median annual salary | £65,000 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Chelmsford
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chelmsford. 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 Chelmsford with a recognized job title | 112 | 96 | 125 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.33% | 85.71% | 83.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 90 | 85 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £30,000 | £23,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,313 | £45,000 | £25,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | +26.32% | -13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,938 | - | £65,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,000 | £65,500 | £70,449 |
| Essex median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +5.26% | +2.76% |
Research Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford
Job postings that featured Research Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford.
Research Scientist Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford
For the 6 months to 4 August 2025, Research Scientist 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 Chelmsford region featuring Research Scientist in the job title.
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Research Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford 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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