Research Engineer Jobs in the Thames Valley

Research Engineer
South East > Thames Valley

As of 6 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 Thames Valley.

6 months to
6 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 188 206 -
Rank change year-on-year +18 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Research Engineer 2 41 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.058% 0.57% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.068% 0.60% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 33 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £58,000 -
South East median annual salary - £58,000 -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,937 6,823 5,037
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.85% 94.72% 89.48%
Number of salaries quoted 1,238 4,631 3,031
10th Percentile £28,425 £29,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,000 £36,375 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,283 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.57% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £64,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,750 £87,500
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 the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Research Engineer in the Thames Valley

Research Engineer
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Research Engineer in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Research Engineer in the Thames Valley

Research Engineer
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Research Engineer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 6 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
Oxfordshire +32 2 - - 4
Research Engineer
South East

Research Engineer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 6 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 Thames Valley region featuring Research Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Retail
1 2 (100.00%) Data Management
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (100.00%) Physics
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) NoSQL
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) IoT
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC
1 2 (100.00%) Database Optimisation
1 2 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 2 (100.00%) Data Science
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering

Research Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 2 (100.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) NoSQL
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Data Management
1 2 (100.00%) Data Science
1 2 (100.00%) Database Optimisation
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (100.00%) Physics
1 2 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree