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Research and development manager jobs in Gloucestershire
The 2021 census counted 633 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Gloucestershire.
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What the official data says about Gloucestershire
At the 2021 census, 633 people living in Gloucestershire were in work as research and development managers and other research professionals. It was 0.2% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Gloucestershire 3rd of 15 areas in the South West, where the middle area recorded 346. Devon was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Gloucestershire, every occupation counted together, had a median of £37,598. That is 5th 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 £23,653 more than the typical Gloucestershire job, about 63% above it.
Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Gloucestershire had 8,600 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 306,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.81% of every job here, that ranks 4th of 15 in the South West, where the middle area sits at 2.06%.
- Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
- 633
- 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
- 8,600
- Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.2%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £37,598
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 315,288
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 306,000
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.
Research and development manager jobs in Gloucestershire: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Gloucestershire?
633 residents of Gloucestershire were in work as research professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.2% 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 Gloucestershire?
Across the South West, £61,251 is the median for research professionals. In Gloucestershire itself the median across all occupations together is £37,598. 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 Gloucestershire?
8,600 of the 306,000 employee jobs in Gloucestershire 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.