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Research and development manager jobs in Wolverhampton

The 2021 census counted 134 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Wolverhampton.

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Published figures for Wolverhampton

What the official data says about Wolverhampton

At the 2021 census, 134 people living in Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton 10th of 14 areas in the West Midlands, where the middle area recorded 211. Sandwell was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Wolverhampton, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,740. That is 7th of 14 in the West Midlands, against a regional middle of £35,511. Work of this kind pays £62,584 across the region, which is £26,844 more than the typical Wolverhampton job, about 75% above it.

Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Wolverhampton had 2,375 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 111,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.14% of every job here, that ranks 9th of 14 in the West Midlands, where the middle area sits at 2%.

Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
134
Median full-time pay for research professionals across the West Midlands
£62,584
Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
2,375
Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.12%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£35,740
Residents of the area in work at the census
111,314
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
111,000

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 Wolverhampton: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Wolverhampton?

134 residents of Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton?

Across the West Midlands, £62,584 is the median for research professionals. In Wolverhampton itself the median across all occupations together is £35,740. 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 Wolverhampton?

2,375 of the 111,000 employee jobs in Wolverhampton 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.