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Research and development manager jobs in Bradford

The 2021 census counted 376 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Bradford.

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Published figures for Bradford

What the official data says about Bradford

At the 2021 census, 376 people living in Bradford were in work as research and development managers and other research professionals. It was 0.17% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Bradford 6th of 15 areas in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area recorded 240. Kirklees was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Bradford, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,213. That is 6th 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 £14,665 more than the typical Bradford job, about 42% above it.

Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Bradford had 6,075 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 199,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.05% of every job here, that ranks 4th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area sits at 1.58%.

Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
376
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
6,075
Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.17%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£35,213
Residents of the area in work at the census
221,138
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
199,000

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 Bradford: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Bradford?

376 residents of Bradford were in work as research professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.17% 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 Bradford?

Across the Yorkshire and The Humber, £49,878 is the median for research professionals. In Bradford itself the median across all occupations together is £35,213. 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 Bradford?

6,075 of the 199,000 employee jobs in Bradford 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.