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Research and development manager jobs in Peterborough

The 2021 census counted 125 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Peterborough.

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Published figures for Peterborough

What the official data says about Peterborough

At the 2021 census, 125 people living in Peterborough were in work as research and development managers and other research professionals. It was 0.12% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Peterborough 8th of 11 areas in the East of England, where the middle area recorded 421. Bedford was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Peterborough, every occupation counted together, had a median of £36,050. That is 9th of 11 in the East of England, against a regional middle of £37,704. Work of this kind pays £52,826 across the region, which is £16,776 more than the typical Peterborough job, about 47% above it.

Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Peterborough had 2,575 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 118,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.18% of every job here, that ranks 7th of 11 in the East of England, where the middle area sits at 2.41%.

Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
125
Median full-time pay for research professionals across the East of England
£52,826
Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
2,575
Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.12%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£36,050
Residents of the area in work at the census
100,962
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
118,000

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 Peterborough: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Peterborough?

125 residents of Peterborough were in work as research professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.12% 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 Peterborough?

Across the East of England, £52,826 is the median for research professionals. In Peterborough itself the median across all occupations together is £36,050. 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 Peterborough?

2,575 of the 118,000 employee jobs in Peterborough 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.