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Research and development manager jobs in Sunderland

The 2021 census counted 121 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Sunderland.

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Published figures for Sunderland

What the official data says about Sunderland

At the 2021 census, 121 people living in Sunderland 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 Sunderland 7th of 12 areas in the North East, where the middle area recorded 125. Stockton-on-Tees was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Sunderland, every occupation counted together, had a median of £32,015. That is 11th 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 £21,085 more than the typical Sunderland job, about 66% above it.

Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Sunderland had 1,050 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 117,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 0.9% of every job here, that ranks 11th of 12 in the North East, where the middle area sits at 2%.

Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
121
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
1,050
Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.1%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£32,015
Residents of the area in work at the census
117,146
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
117,000

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 Sunderland: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Sunderland?

121 residents of Sunderland 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 Sunderland?

Across the North East, £53,100 is the median for research professionals. In Sunderland itself the median across all occupations together is £32,015. 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 Sunderland?

1,050 of the 117,000 employee jobs in Sunderland 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.