Research Manager
UK
The median Research Manager salary in the UK is £49,990 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 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 24 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 853 | 972 | 1148 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +119 | +176 | -272 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Research Manager | 41 | 13 | 56 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.042% | 0.012% | 0.036% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.044% | 0.013% | 0.038% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 38 | 8 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | - | £30,274 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,011 | £37,885 | £33,980 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £49,990 | £40,113 | £46,223 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.62% | -13.22% | -5.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,394 | £48,631 | £48,259 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £67,500 | £51,607 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £40,113 | £46,223 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.42% | -13.22% | -2.69% |
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 | 92,682 | 96,623 | 147,884 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.57% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,673 | 60,571 | 85,427 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +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 Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Research Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Research Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Research Manager.
Research Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Research Manager over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
Research Manager
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 Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +141 | 27 | £47,500 | +18.42% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +124 | 22 | £60,394 | -7.09% | 12 |
| UK excluding London | +36 | 20 | £47,500 | +18.42% | 14 |
| South East | - | 8 | £51,000 | - | 5 |
| London | +160 | 7 | £46,719 | -28.12% | 9 |
| North of England | +56 | 6 | £43,750 | +9.07% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +92 | 3 | £40,000 | -0.28% | 1 |
| North West | +13 | 3 | £47,500 | +18.42% | 3 |
| East of England | - | 3 | £40,000 | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| South West | -13 | 1 | £51,373 | +28.07% |
Research Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Research Manager 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 Manager in the job title.
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Research Manager 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: