Senior Research Analyst Jobs

Senior Research Analyst
UK

The median Senior Research Analyst salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 729 894 -
Rank change year-on-year +165 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Research Analyst 1 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.002% 0.005% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.005% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £65,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £48,831 -
Median % change year-on-year +43.35% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £122,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

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 50,706 94,386 91,123
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.83% 94.69% 91.49%
Number of salaries quoted 27,254 67,482 57,423
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,886 £71,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -5.66% +5.64%

Senior Research Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Senior Research Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Research Analyst in the UK

Senior Research Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Research Analyst.

Salary trend for Senior Research Analyst in the UK

Senior Research Analyst
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Research Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 17 May 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
England +135 1 £70,000 +43.35% 7
Work from Home +126 1 £70,000 +43.35% 4
London +107 1 £70,000 +43.35% 7

Senior Research Analyst Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, Senior Research Analyst 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 Senior Research Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) B2B
1 1 (100.00%) SPSS
1 1 (100.00%) Clustering
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Market Research
1 1 (100.00%) R
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Conjoint Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy

Senior Research Analyst 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) SPSS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Clustering
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) B2B
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Conjoint Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Market Research
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) R