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Research and development manager jobs in Luton

The 2021 census counted 95 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Luton.

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Published figures for Luton

What the official data says about Luton

At the 2021 census, 95 people living in Luton were in work as research and development managers and other research professionals. It was 0.1% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Luton 10th of 11 areas in the East of England, where the middle area recorded 421. Southend-on-Sea was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Luton, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,936. That is 7th 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 £15,890 more than the typical Luton job, about 43% above it.

Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Luton had 1,530 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 109,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.4% of every job here, that ranks 10th of 11 in the East of England, where the middle area sits at 2.41%.

Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
95
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
1,530
Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.1%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£36,936
Residents of the area in work at the census
98,719
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
109,000

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 Luton: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Luton?

95 residents of Luton were in work as research professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.1% 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 Luton?

Across the East of England, £52,826 is the median for research professionals. In Luton itself the median across all occupations together is £36,936. 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 Luton?

1,530 of the 109,000 employee jobs in Luton 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.