Research Scientist Job Trends in Saffron Walden

Research Scientist
Essex > Saffron Walden

The median Research Scientist salary in Saffron Walden is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 April 2026.

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

 6 months to
5 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Research Scientist 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Saffron Walden 4.35% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 4.62% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
75th Percentile £75,000 - -
90th Percentile £84,000 - -
Essex median annual salary £60,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Saffron Walden

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Saffron Walden. 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 Saffron Walden with a recognized job title 65 5 44
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.20% 83.33% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 59 4 28
10th Percentile £45,000 £32,550 £27,125
25th Percentile £50,000 £45,375 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% +29.41% -32.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £58,125 £53,125
90th Percentile £100,000 £59,250 £70,000
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -5.26%

Research Scientist
Salary Histogram in Saffron Walden

Salary distribution for jobs citing Research Scientist in Saffron Walden over the 6 months to 5 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Research Scientist in Saffron Walden

Research Scientist Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Saffron Walden

For the 6 months to 5 April 2026, Research Scientist 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 Saffron Walden region featuring Research Scientist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Data Science
1 3 (100.00%) Signal Processing
1 3 (100.00%) Software-Defined Radio
2 1 (33.33%) AI
2 1 (33.33%) Anomaly Detection
2 1 (33.33%) Batch Processing
2 1 (33.33%) C++
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Data Collection
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Signal Processing
2 1 (33.33%) Experimental Design
2 1 (33.33%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (33.33%) LTE
2 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) NumPy
2 1 (33.33%) Open Source
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Prototyping
2 1 (33.33%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) PyTorch
2 1 (33.33%) SciPy
2 1 (33.33%) Statistical Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (33.33%) Wireless
2 1 (33.33%) ZeroMQ

Research Scientist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Saffron Walden 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Software-Defined Radio
2 1 (33.33%) LTE
2 1 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (33.33%) Wireless
General
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) NumPy
1 1 (33.33%) PyTorch
1 1 (33.33%) SciPy
1 1 (33.33%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) FPGA
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Data Science
1 3 (100.00%) Signal Processing
2 1 (33.33%) AI
2 1 (33.33%) Anomaly Detection
2 1 (33.33%) Batch Processing
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Data Collection
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Signal Processing
2 1 (33.33%) Experimental Design
2 1 (33.33%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
2 1 (33.33%) Open Source
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Prototyping
2 1 (33.33%) Statistical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) C++
1 1 (33.33%) Python
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
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