Research Scientist Job Trends in the City of London

Research Scientist
Central London > City of London

The median Research Scientist salary in the City of London is £140,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

All Permanent IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of 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.

Research Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Research Scientist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Research Scientist
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Research Scientist job vacancies in the City of London.

Research Scientist Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 29 September 2026, Research Scientist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the City of London region featuring Research Scientist in the job title.

Research Scientist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: