Research Scientist
UK
The median Research Scientist salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 679 | 837 | 854 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +158 | +17 | +376 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Research Scientist | 63 | 3 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.10% | 0.003% | 0.004% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.004% | 0.004% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £63,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £122,500 | £68,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £125,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.00% | +56.25% | +23.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,375 | £127,500 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,500 | - | £90,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | - | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +47.83% |
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 | 54,398 | 81,898 | 71,348 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.45% | 95.02% | 91.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30,008 | 53,852 | 50,369 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,968 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £44,101 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,000 | £71,796 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £90,822 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.54% | +1.90% |
Research Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Research Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Research Scientist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Research Scientist.
Research Scientist
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Research Scientist within the UK over the 6 months to 6 August 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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| Work from Home | - | 54 | £65,000 | - | 38 |
| UK excluding London | +132 | 50 | £65,000 | - | 40 |
| England | +118 | 50 | £65,000 | -48.00% | 54 |
| East of England | +3 | 15 | £65,000 | - | 14 |
| Midlands | - | 15 | - | - | 2 |
| North of England | - | 11 | - | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | - | 10 | - | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 7 | - | - | 2 |
| South West | +82 | 5 | - | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 5 | - | - | 1 |
| North East | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| London | +72 | 2 | £65,000 | -48.00% | 14 |
| Wales | - | 2 | - | - | |
| South East | - | 2 | - | - | 30 |
| North West | - | 1 | - | - |
Research Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 August 2025, Research Scientist 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 Scientist in the job title.
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Research Scientist 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: