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Research and development manager jobs in Lewisham

The 2021 census counted 854 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Lewisham.

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Published figures for Lewisham

What the official data says about Lewisham

At the 2021 census, 854 people living in Lewisham were in work as research and development managers and other research professionals. It was 0.55% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Lewisham 8th of 33 areas in London, where the middle area recorded 558. Camden was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Lewisham, every occupation counted together, had a median of £42,962. That is 15th of 33 in London, against a regional middle of £42,346. Work of this kind pays £52,697 across the region, which is £9,735 more than the typical Lewisham job, about 23% above it.

Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Lewisham had 1,040 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 69,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.51% of every job here, that ranks 29th of 33 in London, where the middle area sits at 3.24%.

Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
854
Median full-time pay for research professionals across London
£52,697
Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
1,040
Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.55%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£42,962
Residents of the area in work at the census
155,708
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
69,000

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 Lewisham: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Lewisham?

854 residents of Lewisham were in work as research professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.55% 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 Lewisham?

Across London, £52,697 is the median for research professionals. In Lewisham itself the median across all occupations together is £42,962. 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 Lewisham?

1,040 of the 69,000 employee jobs in Lewisham 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.