Research Engineer Job Trends in Paddington

Research Engineer
City of Westminster > Paddington

The median Research Engineer salary in Paddington is £102,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Research Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Paddington 16.67% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 16.67% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £93,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £102,500 - -
75th Percentile £111,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
City of Westminster median annual salary £102,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Paddington

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Paddington. 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 Paddington with a recognized job title 6 0 6
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% - 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 6
10th Percentile - - £52,500
25th Percentile - - £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - £88,750
75th Percentile - - £94,688
90th Percentile £70,625 - £95,000
City of Westminster median annual salary £25,750 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -58.80% -3.85% -

Research Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Paddington

For the 6 months to 14 March 2026, 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 Paddington region featuring Research Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Applied Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Benchmarking
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) PhD
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) PyTorch

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

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Applied Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Benchmarking
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PhD