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 2 June 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 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 822 | 896 | 1183 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +74 | +287 | -256 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Research Engineer | 83 | 50 | 81 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.079% | 0.053% | 0.048% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.083% | 0.058% | 0.050% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 61 | 24 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,250 | £48,750 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £52,500 | £42,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,000 | £75,000 | £49,167 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.67% | +52.54% | -19.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £100,000 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £102,500 | £99,550 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £58,000 | £75,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.67% | +20.00% | -29.58% |
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 | 99,838 | 86,540 | 162,414 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.86% | 91.29% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,991 | 55,953 | 84,888 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,676 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,238 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.49% | +5.76% |
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 June 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 2 June 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 | +9 | 79 | £58,000 | -22.67% | 23 |
| England | +78 | 60 | £50,000 | -33.33% | 28 |
| South East | - | 41 | £58,000 | - | 6 |
| Scotland | -46 | 23 | £100,000 | +67.36% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +56 | 19 | £46,250 | -38.33% | 9 |
| North of England | +37 | 6 | £40,138 | -27.02% | 1 |
| North West | -8 | 6 | £40,138 | -27.02% | |
| London | +96 | 4 | £87,500 | +20.69% | 5 |
| South West | -50 | 4 | £37,500 | -50.00% | 6 |
| East of England | -4 | 3 | £85,000 | -10.53% | 3 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| Midlands | -10 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
Research Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 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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