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Research and development manager jobs in Torbay

The 2021 census counted 61 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Torbay.

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Published figures for Torbay

What the official data says about Torbay

At the 2021 census, 61 people living in Torbay 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 Torbay 14th of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 346. Dorset was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Torbay, every occupation counted together, had a median of £30,873. That is 14th of 14 in the South West, against a regional middle of £36,427. Work of this kind pays £61,251 across the region, which is £30,378 more than the typical Torbay job, about 98% above it.

Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Torbay had 675 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 48,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.41% of every job here, that ranks 12th of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 2.06%.

Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
61
Median full-time pay for research professionals across the South West
£61,251
Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
675
Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.1%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£30,873
Residents of the area in work at the census
58,934
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
48,000

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 Torbay: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Torbay?

61 residents of Torbay 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 Torbay?

Across the South West, £61,251 is the median for research professionals. In Torbay itself the median across all occupations together is £30,873. 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 Torbay?

675 of the 48,000 employee jobs in Torbay 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.