Research Manager Jobs in England

Research Manager
UK > England

The median Research Manager salary in England is £47,500 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 809 937 1064
Rank change year-on-year +128 +127 -241
Permanent jobs requiring a Research Manager 28 10 54
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.033% 0.011% 0.041%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.035% 0.012% 0.043%
Number of salaries quoted 25 6 9
10th Percentile £39,400 - £30,274
25th Percentile £42,500 £37,885 £33,980
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £40,113 £46,223
Median % change year-on-year +18.42% -13.22% -2.69%
75th Percentile £52,884 £61,210 £48,259
90th Percentile £55,318 £67,500 £51,607
UK median annual salary £49,990 £40,113 £46,223
% change year-on-year +24.62% -13.22% -5.18%

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 Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Research Manager in England

Research Manager
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Research Manager in England

Research Manager
Salary Histogram in England

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

Salary histogram for Research Manager in England

Research Manager
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 Manager 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
South East - 9 £51,000 - 5
London +126 7 £46,719 -28.12% 10
North of England +45 6 £43,750 +9.07% 4
Yorkshire +89 3 £40,000 -0.28% 1
North West +14 3 £47,500 +18.42% 3
East of England - 3 £40,000 - 2
East Midlands - 2 - - 2
Midlands - 2 - - 3
South West -20 1 £51,373 +28.07%
Research Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Research Manager 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 Manager in the job title.

1 15 (53.57%) Social Skills
2 14 (50.00%) Project Management
3 10 (35.71%) Degree
4 9 (32.14%) Line Management
5 7 (25.00%) Market Research
5 7 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
6 6 (21.43%) SPSS
6 6 (21.43%) Data Analysis
7 5 (17.86%) Qualitative Research
7 5 (17.86%) Quantitative Research
7 5 (17.86%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (17.86%) Marketing
8 4 (14.29%) Microsoft
8 4 (14.29%) Decision-Making
8 4 (14.29%) Mentoring
8 4 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 3 (10.71%) jQuery
9 3 (10.71%) Life Science
9 3 (10.71%) R
9 3 (10.71%) Customer Insight
9 3 (10.71%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (10.71%) Due Diligence
9 3 (10.71%) Resource Allocation
9 3 (10.71%) Games
9 3 (10.71%) Finance
9 3 (10.71%) Project Planning
9 3 (10.71%) CAD
9 3 (10.71%) Python
9 3 (10.71%) ISO 9001
9 3 (10.71%) DTS

Research Manager 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:

Applications
1 7 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (21.43%) SPSS
3 4 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (10.71%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (10.71%) DTS
General
1 15 (53.57%) Social Skills
2 5 (17.86%) Marketing
3 3 (10.71%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (10.71%) Finance
3 3 (10.71%) Games
3 3 (10.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (10.71%) Public Sector
4 2 (7.14%) Military
5 1 (3.57%) Legal
5 1 (3.57%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (10.71%) CSS
1 3 (10.71%) HTML
1 3 (10.71%) jQuery
2 1 (3.57%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 3 (10.71%) Life Science
2 2 (7.14%) Augmented Reality
2 2 (7.14%) Virtual Reality
3 1 (3.57%) Data Centre
3 1 (3.57%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.57%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (3.57%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (3.57%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (50.00%) Project Management
2 9 (32.14%) Line Management
3 7 (25.00%) Market Research
4 6 (21.43%) Data Analysis
5 5 (17.86%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (17.86%) Qualitative Research
5 5 (17.86%) Quantitative Research
6 4 (14.29%) Decision-Making
6 4 (14.29%) Mentoring
7 3 (10.71%) CAD
7 3 (10.71%) Collaborative Culture
7 3 (10.71%) Collaborative Working
7 3 (10.71%) Customer Insight
7 3 (10.71%) Data Collection
7 3 (10.71%) Due Diligence
7 3 (10.71%) Focus Group
7 3 (10.71%) Project Delivery
7 3 (10.71%) Project Planning
7 3 (10.71%) Resource Allocation
8 2 (7.14%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (10.71%) JavaScript
1 3 (10.71%) Python
1 3 (10.71%) R
1 3 (10.71%) VBA
Qualifications
1 10 (35.71%) Degree
2 2 (7.14%) DV Cleared
2 2 (7.14%) Postgraduate
2 2 (7.14%) SC Cleared
2 2 (7.14%) Security Cleared
3 1 (3.57%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (3.57%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (10.71%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 4 (14.29%) Microsoft