Research Engineer Jobs in the South East

Research Engineer
England > South East

As of 3 June 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Research Engineer salary in the South East.

6 months to
3 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 308 361 -
Rank change year-on-year +53 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Research Engineer 1 41 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.010% 0.23% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% 0.24% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 33 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £58,000 -
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
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 8,418 16,826 12,382
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.34% 94.16% 90.01%
Number of salaries quoted 4,491 11,952 7,962
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,567
% change year-on-year +4.76% -13.32% +0.95%

Research Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Research Engineer in the South East

Research Engineer
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Research Engineer in the South East.

Salary trend for Research Engineer in the South East

Research Engineer
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Research Engineer within the South East region over the 6 months to 3 June 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
Thames Valley +21 1 - - 6
Oxfordshire +17 1 - - 4
Research Engineer
England

Research Engineer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 3 June 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 South East region featuring Research Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) NoSQL
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Database Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering

Research Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) NoSQL
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Database Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree