Research Engineer Jobs in London

Research Engineer
England > London

As of 21 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Research Engineer salary in London.

6 months to
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 384 506 601
Rank change year-on-year +122 +95 +301
Permanent jobs requiring a Research Engineer 2 4 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.015% 0.017% 0.050%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% 0.018% 0.053%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 14
10th Percentile - £75,875 £48,750
25th Percentile - £80,938 £52,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £87,500 £71,250
Median % change year-on-year - +22.81% +44.91%
75th Percentile - £92,188 £100,000
90th Percentile - £93,875 £128,000
England median annual salary £80,000 £50,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +60.00% -33.33% +52.54%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

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

Permanent vacancies in London with a recognized job title 11,673 22,288 32,092
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.27% 94.23% 95.15%
Number of salaries quoted 7,198 16,617 23,725
10th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £42,444
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £53,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +5.66% -12.83% +1.33%

Research Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Research Engineer in London

Research Engineer
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Research Engineer in London.

Salary trend for Research Engineer in London

Research Engineer
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Research Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 21 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
Central London - 2 - -
Research Engineer
England

Research Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, Research Engineer 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 London region featuring Research Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) PhD
1 2 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Robotics
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Natural Language Processing
1 2 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 2 (100.00%) Deep Learning
1 2 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) LLM
1 2 (100.00%) Retrieval-Augmented Generation

Research Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Deep Learning
1 2 (100.00%) LLM
1 2 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 2 (100.00%) Natural Language Processing
1 2 (100.00%) Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 2 (100.00%) PhD