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Research and development manager jobs in Medway
The 2021 census counted 195 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Medway.
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What the official data says about Medway
At the 2021 census, 195 people living in Medway were in work as research and development managers and other research professionals. It was 0.15% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Medway 17th of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 437. Portsmouth was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Medway, every occupation counted together, had a median of £37,128. That is 16th of 19 in the South East, against a regional middle of £40,365. Work of this kind pays £54,828 across the region, which is £17,700 more than the typical Medway job, about 48% above it.
Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Medway had 1,025 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 98,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.05% of every job here, that ranks 18th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 3.2%.
- Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
- 195
- Median full-time pay for research professionals across the South East
- £54,828
- Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
- 1,025
- Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.15%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £37,128
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 132,608
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 98,000
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 Medway: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Medway?
195 residents of Medway were in work as research professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.15% 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 Medway?
Across the South East, £54,828 is the median for research professionals. In Medway itself the median across all occupations together is £37,128. 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 Medway?
1,025 of the 98,000 employee jobs in Medway 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.