Research Analyst Jobs in England

Research Analyst
UK > England

The median Research Analyst salary in England is £38,620 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 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 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 797 914 1095
Rank change year-on-year +117 +181 -274
Permanent jobs requiring a Research Analyst 40 33 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.047% 0.035% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.050% 0.038% 0.018%
Number of salaries quoted 23 13 6
10th Percentile £33,250 £31,250 £50,694
25th Percentile £33,500 £39,375 £53,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,620 £65,000 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year -40.58% +10.64% -28.79%
75th Percentile £46,916 £76,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £52,166 £105,000 £63,750
UK median annual salary £38,620 £32,500 £58,750
% change year-on-year +18.83% -44.68% -28.79%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in 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 England with a recognized job title 80,250 85,781 125,417
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.57% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,143 54,189 75,436
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,567 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,375 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,923 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.80% - +9.09%

Research Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Research Analyst in England

Research Analyst
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Research Analyst in England.

Salary trend for Research Analyst in England

Research Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Research Analyst in England over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Research Analyst in England

Research Analyst
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Research Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 25 April 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
Midlands +20 14 £32,750 - 1
London +125 12 £48,831 -24.88% 4
East Midlands - 12 - - 1
South East +28 9 £36,560 -43.75% 1
East of England - 4 £40,000 -
West Midlands +19 2 £32,750 -
Yorkshire +76 1 - -
North of England +27 1 - - 1
Research Analyst
UK

Research Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Research Analyst 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 England region featuring Research Analyst in the job title.

1 21 (52.50%) Degree
2 18 (45.00%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (40.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 14 (35.00%) Life Science
4 14 (35.00%) Pharmaceutical
5 13 (32.50%) GLP
5 13 (32.50%) Chemistry
6 12 (30.00%) Validation
6 12 (30.00%) Acceptance Criteria
7 10 (25.00%) Data Analysis
8 6 (15.00%) Finance
8 6 (15.00%) User Experience
9 5 (12.50%) Requirements Gathering
9 5 (12.50%) Social Skills
10 4 (10.00%) Customer Experience
10 4 (10.00%) UX Research
10 4 (10.00%) Data Science
10 4 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
10 4 (10.00%) Statistics
10 4 (10.00%) UX Design
11 3 (7.50%) Market Research
11 3 (7.50%) French Language
11 3 (7.50%) Spanish Language
11 3 (7.50%) Data Visualisation
11 3 (7.50%) Data Entry
11 3 (7.50%) Qualitative Research
11 3 (7.50%) Visualisation
11 3 (7.50%) Local Government
11 3 (7.50%) Economics
11 3 (7.50%) Law

Research Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (5.00%) Moodle
2 1 (2.50%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.50%) Stata
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.50%) EDRMS
General
1 18 (45.00%) Analytical Skills
2 16 (40.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 14 (35.00%) Pharmaceutical
4 6 (15.00%) Finance
5 5 (12.50%) Social Skills
6 3 (7.50%) Fire and Rescue
6 3 (7.50%) French Language
6 3 (7.50%) Law
6 3 (7.50%) Local Government
6 3 (7.50%) Police
6 3 (7.50%) Spanish Language
7 2 (5.00%) Advertising
7 2 (5.00%) Banking
7 2 (5.00%) Marketing
7 2 (5.00%) Multimedia
7 2 (5.00%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (5.00%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (2.50%) Games
8 1 (2.50%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 14 (35.00%) Life Science
2 2 (5.00%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (2.50%) Augmented Reality
3 1 (2.50%) Blog
3 1 (2.50%) Mixed Reality
3 1 (2.50%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (2.50%) Virtual Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (32.50%) Chemistry
2 12 (30.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 12 (30.00%) Validation
3 10 (25.00%) Data Analysis
4 6 (15.00%) User Experience
5 5 (12.50%) Requirements Gathering
6 4 (10.00%) Customer Experience
6 4 (10.00%) Data Science
6 4 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (10.00%) Statistics
6 4 (10.00%) UX Design
6 4 (10.00%) UX Research
7 3 (7.50%) Business Intelligence
7 3 (7.50%) Data Entry
7 3 (7.50%) Data Sharing
7 3 (7.50%) Data Visualisation
7 3 (7.50%) Economics
7 3 (7.50%) Market Research
7 3 (7.50%) Qualitative Research
7 3 (7.50%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.50%) R
Qualifications
1 21 (52.50%) Degree
2 1 (2.50%) DV Cleared
2 1 (2.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (32.50%) GLP
Vendors
1 3 (7.50%) Microsoft