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Research and development manager jobs in Sheffield

The 2021 census counted 1,540 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Sheffield.

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Published figures for Sheffield

What the official data says about Sheffield

At the 2021 census, 1,540 people living in Sheffield were in work as research and development managers and other research professionals. It was 0.64% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Sheffield 2nd of 15 areas in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area recorded 240. Leeds was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Sheffield, every occupation counted together, had a median of £37,074. That is 3rd of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, against a regional middle of £34,966. Work of this kind pays £49,878 across the region, which is £12,804 more than the typical Sheffield job, about 35% above it.

Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Sheffield had 5,700 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 267,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.13% of every job here, that ranks 7th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area sits at 1.58%.

Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
1,540
Median full-time pay for research professionals across the Yorkshire and The Humber
£49,878
Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
5,700
Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.64%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£37,074
Residents of the area in work at the census
242,005
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
267,000

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 Sheffield: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Sheffield?

1,540 residents of Sheffield were in work as research professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.64% 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 Sheffield?

Across the Yorkshire and The Humber, £49,878 is the median for research professionals. In Sheffield itself the median across all occupations together is £37,074. 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 Sheffield?

5,700 of the 267,000 employee jobs in Sheffield 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.