Research Engineer
UK
The median Research Engineer salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 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 2 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 714 | 816 | 867 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +102 | +51 | +352 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Research Engineer | 7 | 91 | 62 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.012% | 0.084% | 0.069% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.013% | 0.089% | 0.076% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 68 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £37,221 | £48,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | £40,000 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £58,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.93% | -22.67% | +49.62% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £80,000 | £100,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £100,000 | £113,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £80,000 | £57,500 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.13% | -23.33% | +57.89% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 52,512 | 102,387 | 81,388 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.85% | 94.81% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,421 | 72,229 | 54,035 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.95% |
Research Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Research Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Research Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Research Engineer.
Research Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Research Engineer over the 6 months to 2 July 2025.
Research Engineer
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Research Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | +109 | 7 | £80,000 | +39.13% | 47 |
| Work from Home | +107 | 6 | £80,000 | +68.42% | 61 |
| England | +88 | 6 | £80,000 | +60.00% | 165 |
| South East | +47 | 3 | - | - | 16 |
| South West | +112 | 2 | £80,000 | +113.33% | 5 |
| Scotland | +75 | 1 | £45,000 | -55.00% | 13 |
| East of England | +31 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
Research Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 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 featuring Research Engineer in the job title.
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Research Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: