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Research and development manager jobs in Suffolk

The 2021 census counted 628 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Suffolk.

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Published figures for Suffolk

What the official data says about Suffolk

At the 2021 census, 628 people living in Suffolk were in work as research and development managers and other research professionals. It was 0.18% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Suffolk 5th of 11 areas in the East of England, where the middle area recorded 421. Norfolk was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Suffolk, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,891. That is 8th 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 £15,935 more than the typical Suffolk job, about 43% above it.

Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Suffolk had 5,800 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 339,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.71% of every job here, that ranks 9th of 11 in the East of England, where the middle area sits at 2.41%.

Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
628
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
5,800
Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.18%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£36,891
Residents of the area in work at the census
355,993
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
339,000

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 Suffolk: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Suffolk?

628 residents of Suffolk were in work as research professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.18% 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 Suffolk?

Across the East of England, £52,826 is the median for research professionals. In Suffolk itself the median across all occupations together is £36,891. 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 Suffolk?

5,800 of the 339,000 employee jobs in Suffolk 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.