Research Scientist Jobs in the East of England

Research Scientist
England > East of England

As of 31 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Research Scientist salary in the East of England.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 178 230 229
Rank change year-on-year +52 -1 +42
Permanent jobs requiring a Research Scientist 3 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 0.090% 0.016% 0.020%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.095% 0.017% 0.024%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £77,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £85,000
75th Percentile - - £92,500
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary - £72,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year - -9.38% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 East of England with a recognized job title 3,158 6,051 4,109
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.44% 93.97% 83.45%
Number of salaries quoted 1,526 4,612 2,132
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,809 £26,250
25th Percentile £34,500 £31,250 £36,356
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -13.64% +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,567
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.32% +0.95%

Research Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings that featured Research Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Research Scientist in the East of England

Research Scientist
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Research Scientist in the East of England.

Salary trend for Research Scientist in the East of England

Research Scientist
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Research Scientist within the East of England region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
Cambridgeshire +43 3 - - 3
Research Scientist
England

Research Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 31 May 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 East of England region featuring Research Scientist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) PhD
2 2 (66.67%) LLM
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Machine Learning
2 2 (66.67%) Algorithms
2 2 (66.67%) Python
3 1 (33.33%) PayPal
3 1 (33.33%) TensorFlow
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Vision
3 1 (33.33%) Chatbot
3 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (33.33%) Big Data
3 1 (33.33%) GitHub
3 1 (33.33%) Deep Learning
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Conversational UI
3 1 (33.33%) PyTorch
3 1 (33.33%) Commercialisation
3 1 (33.33%) Agriculture
3 1 (33.33%) Distributed Computing
3 1 (33.33%) Generative AI
3 1 (33.33%) Google JAX
3 1 (33.33%) JAX
3 1 (33.33%) Robotics
3 1 (33.33%) Mathematics
3 1 (33.33%) Physics
3 1 (33.33%) Chemistry

Research Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) GitHub
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Git
General
1 1 (33.33%) Agriculture
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) Google JAX
1 1 (33.33%) JAX
1 1 (33.33%) PyTorch
1 1 (33.33%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Algorithms
2 1 (33.33%) Distributed Computing
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (33.33%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Android
1 1 (33.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 2 (66.67%) LLM
2 2 (66.67%) Machine Learning
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Chemistry
3 1 (33.33%) Commercialisation
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Vision
3 1 (33.33%) Conversational UI
3 1 (33.33%) Deep Learning
3 1 (33.33%) Economics
3 1 (33.33%) Generative AI
3 1 (33.33%) Mathematics
3 1 (33.33%) Natural Language Processing
3 1 (33.33%) Network Architecture
3 1 (33.33%) Neural Network
3 1 (33.33%) Physics
3 1 (33.33%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) C
2 1 (33.33%) C++
2 1 (33.33%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) PhD
2 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) PayPal