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Research and development manager jobs in Vale of Glamorgan

The 2021 census counted 150 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Vale of Glamorgan.

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Published figures for Vale of Glamorgan

What the official data says about Vale of Glamorgan

At the 2021 census, 150 people living in Vale of Glamorgan were in work as research and development managers and other research professionals. It was 0.25% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Vale of Glamorgan 3rd of 22 areas in Wales, where the middle area recorded 99. Swansea was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Vale of Glamorgan, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,204. That is 12th of 22 in Wales, against a regional middle of £35,578. Work of this kind pays £41,050 across the region, which is £5,846 more than the typical Vale of Glamorgan job, about 17% above it.

Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Vale of Glamorgan had 550 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 42,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.31% of every job here, that ranks 9th of 22 in Wales, where the middle area sits at 1%.

Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
150
Median full-time pay for research professionals across Wales
£41,050
Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
550
Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.25%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£35,204
Residents of the area in work at the census
59,914
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
42,000

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 Vale of Glamorgan: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Vale of Glamorgan?

150 residents of Vale of Glamorgan were in work as research professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.25% 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 Vale of Glamorgan?

Across Wales, £41,050 is the median for research professionals. In Vale of Glamorgan itself the median across all occupations together is £35,204. 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 Vale of Glamorgan?

550 of the 42,000 employee jobs in Vale of Glamorgan 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.