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Research and development manager jobs in Leicestershire

The 2021 census counted 1,132 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Leicestershire.

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Published figures for Leicestershire

What the official data says about Leicestershire

At the 2021 census, 1,132 people living in Leicestershire were in work as research and development managers and other research professionals. It was 0.33% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Leicestershire 2nd of 10 areas in the East Midlands, where the middle area recorded 402. Nottinghamshire was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Leicestershire, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,208. That is 4th of 10 in the East Midlands, against a regional middle of £35,878. Work of this kind pays £54,649 across the region, which is £18,441 more than the typical Leicestershire job, about 51% above it.

Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Leicestershire had 27,250 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 345,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 7.9% of every job here, that ranks 1st of 10 in the East Midlands, where the middle area sits at 2%.

Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
1,132
Median full-time pay for research professionals across the East Midlands
£54,649
Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
27,250
Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.33%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£36,208
Residents of the area in work at the census
344,318
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
345,000

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 Leicestershire: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Leicestershire?

1,132 residents of Leicestershire were in work as research professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.33% 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 Leicestershire?

Across the East Midlands, £54,649 is the median for research professionals. In Leicestershire itself the median across all occupations together is £36,208. 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 Leicestershire?

27,250 of the 345,000 employee jobs in Leicestershire 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.