Research Engineer Job Trends in Cumbria

Research Engineer
North West > Cumbria

As of 8 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Research Engineer salary in Cumbria.

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 41 -
Rank change year-on-year +3 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Research Engineer 2 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cumbria 0.56% 0.21% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.63% 0.23% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £40,748 -
North West median annual salary - £40,748 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -25.91% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cumbria

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cumbria. 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 Cumbria with a recognized job title 319 444 148
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.61% 95.28% 96.73%
Number of salaries quoted 154 240 39
10th Percentile £26,250 £35,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,002 £40,000 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +5.26% +21.79%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £61,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £68,750 £66,250
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%

Research Engineer
Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Research Engineer within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 8 December 2025. 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
Barrow-in-Furness +13 1 - -
Grange-over-Sands - 1 - -
Research Engineer
North West

Research Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria

For the 6 months to 8 December 2025, Research Engineer 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 Cumbria region featuring Research Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 2 (100.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Simulink
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
2 1 (50.00%) VB

Research Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria 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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Simulink
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) CAN bus
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) MATLAB
2 1 (50.00%) VB
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) Degree