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Research and development manager jobs in Cheshire West and Chester
The 2021 census counted 413 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Cheshire West and Chester.
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Published figures for Cheshire West and Chester
What the official data says about Cheshire West and Chester
At the 2021 census, 413 people living in Cheshire West and Chester were in work as research and development managers and other research professionals. It was 0.24% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Cheshire West and Chester 7th of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 190. Trafford was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Cheshire West and Chester, every occupation counted together, had a median of £37,198. That is 11th of 24 in the North West, against a regional middle of £36,001. Work of this kind pays £51,982 across the region, which is £14,784 more than the typical Cheshire West and Chester job, about 40% above it.
Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Cheshire West and Chester had 3,800 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 176,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.16% of every job here, that ranks 10th of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 2%.
- Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
- 413
- Median full-time pay for research professionals across the North West
- £51,982
- Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
- 3,800
- Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.24%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £37,198
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 169,088
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 176,000
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 Cheshire West and Chester: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Cheshire West and Chester?
413 residents of Cheshire West and Chester were in work as research professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.24% 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 Cheshire West and Chester?
Across the North West, £51,982 is the median for research professionals. In Cheshire West and Chester itself the median across all occupations together is £37,198. 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 Cheshire West and Chester?
3,800 of the 176,000 employee jobs in Cheshire West and Chester 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.