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Research and development manager jobs in Central Bedfordshire
The 2021 census counted 421 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Central Bedfordshire.
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What the official data says about Central Bedfordshire
At the 2021 census, 421 people living in Central Bedfordshire were in work as research and development managers and other research professionals. It was 0.28% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Central Bedfordshire 6th of 11 areas in the East of England, where the middle area recorded 421. Suffolk was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Central Bedfordshire, every occupation counted together, had a median of £37,704. That is 6th of 11 in the East of England, against a regional middle of £37,704. Work of this kind pays £52,826 across the region, which is £15,122 more than the typical Central Bedfordshire job, about 40% above it.
Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Central Bedfordshire had 3,675 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 112,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.28% of every job here, that ranks 4th of 11 in the East of England, where the middle area sits at 2.41%.
- Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
- 421
- Median full-time pay for research professionals across the East of England
- £52,826
- Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
- 3,675
- Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.28%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £37,704
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 151,081
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 112,000
The research and development manager role
Leading the work on what a business sells next: the research programme, the budget behind it, and the scientists or engineers doing it.
Research and development manager jobs in Central Bedfordshire: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Central Bedfordshire?
421 residents of Central Bedfordshire were in work as research professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.28% of everyone in work there. That counts people who live in the area, whether or not they work there, and it is not a count of current vacancies.
What does this work pay around Central Bedfordshire?
Across the East of England, £52,826 is the median for research professionals. In Central Bedfordshire itself the median across all occupations together is £37,704. ONS publishes pay by occupation for regions rather than for single councils, so the first figure covers the whole region. What any particular advert pays is on the advert.
Is there much of this work based in Central Bedfordshire?
3,675 of the 112,000 employee jobs in Central Bedfordshire are in the industries this role sits in, on the 2024 business survey. That counts jobs located in the area rather than people living there, and it is a count of jobs that exist, not of jobs being advertised.