Research Engineer
UK
The median Research Engineer salary in the UK is £58,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 817 | 929 | 1117 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +112 | +188 | -254 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Research Engineer | 77 | 60 | 79 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.078% | 0.057% | 0.051% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.083% | 0.062% | 0.053% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 55 | 27 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,066 | £48,750 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £59,688 | £33,143 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,000 | £72,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +20.83% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £86,250 | £91,125 | £86,300 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £102,500 | £101,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £58,000 | £75,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.67% | +25.00% | -7.69% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 92,894 | 96,310 | 147,847 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.58% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,756 | 60,420 | 85,018 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,923 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.80% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 25 April 2024.
Research Engineer
Top 12 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 25 April 2024. 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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| UK excluding London | +41 | 74 | £58,000 | -22.67% | 26 |
| England | +105 | 53 | £50,000 | -33.33% | 28 |
| South East | +57 | 38 | £58,000 | - | 11 |
| Scotland | -37 | 24 | £100,000 | +138.10% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +105 | 19 | £48,745 | -35.01% | 10 |
| North of England | +46 | 6 | £40,138 | +3.60% | |
| North West | - | 6 | £40,138 | - | |
| Midlands | +4 | 4 | £49,990 | - | 2 |
| London | +110 | 3 | £90,000 | +28.57% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 2 | - | - | |
| South West | -43 | 2 | £37,500 | -50.00% | 3 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £49,990 | - | 2 |
Research Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, 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:
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