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Research and development manager jobs in County Durham

The 2021 census counted 546 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in County Durham.

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Published figures for County Durham

What the official data says about County Durham

At the 2021 census, 546 people living in County Durham were in work as research and development managers and other research professionals. It was 0.25% of everyone in work in the area. That count put County Durham 2nd of 12 areas in the North East, where the middle area recorded 125. Newcastle upon Tyne was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in County Durham, every occupation counted together, had a median of £32,945. That is 9th of 12 in the North East, against a regional middle of £33,920. Work of this kind pays £53,100 across the region, which is £20,155 more than the typical County Durham job, about 61% above it.

Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: County Durham had 3,500 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 188,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.86% of every job here, that ranks 9th of 12 in the North East, where the middle area sits at 2%.

Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
546
Median full-time pay for research professionals across the North East
£53,100
Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
3,500
Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.25%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£32,945
Residents of the area in work at the census
222,216
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
188,000

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.

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Research and development manager jobs in County Durham: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in County Durham?

546 residents of County Durham were in work as research professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.25% 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 County Durham?

Across the North East, £53,100 is the median for research professionals. In County Durham itself the median across all occupations together is £32,945. 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 County Durham?

3,500 of the 188,000 employee jobs in County Durham 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.