Research Scientist
UK
The median Research Scientist salary in the UK is £72,500 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 | 881 | 942 | 1238 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +61 | +296 | -291 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Research Scientist | 24 | 4 | 26 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.023% | 0.004% | 0.015% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.024% | 0.005% | 0.016% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £61,250 | £65,358 | £50,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £63,750 | £69,911 | £62,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.38% | - | +28.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £87,500 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,125 | £90,500 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £72,500 | £85,000 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.71% | +13.33% | +20.00% |
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 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
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Research Scientist over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Research Scientist
Top 8 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 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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| England | +86 | 24 | £72,500 | -9.38% | 9 |
| UK excluding London | -15 | 23 | £72,500 | -14.71% | 3 |
| South East | - | 19 | £72,500 | - | 2 |
| Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | |
| London | +106 | 1 | £125,000 | +72.26% | 6 |
| East of England | -5 | 1 | - | - | |
| South West | - | 1 | - | - |
Research Scientist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, 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:
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