Research Engineer
South East > Surrey
The median Research Engineer salary in Surrey is £102,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 110 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Research Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey | 0.077% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.088% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £83,750 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £102,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £121,250 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £102,500 | £53,750 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +90.70% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Surrey
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title | 1,135 | 2,313 | 1,527 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 87.17% | 91.86% | 94.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 681 | 1,484 | 1,012 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £29,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £38,000 | £41,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £50,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -13.04% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,000 | £82,500 | £86,250 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
Research Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey
Job postings that featured Research Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Surrey.
Research Engineer
Salary Trend in Surrey
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Research Engineer in Surrey.
Research Engineer
Job Locations in Surrey
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Research Engineer within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 19 July 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 |
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| Guildford | - | 1 | £102,500 | - | 1 |
| Research Engineer South East |
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Research Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey
For the 6 months to 19 July 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 Surrey region featuring Research Engineer in the job title.
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Research Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey 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:
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