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Research and development manager jobs in Brighton and Hove

The 2021 census counted 619 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Brighton and Hove.

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Published figures for Brighton and Hove

What the official data says about Brighton and Hove

At the 2021 census, 619 people living in Brighton and Hove were in work as research and development managers and other research professionals. It was 0.44% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Brighton and Hove 8th of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 437. Southampton was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Brighton and Hove, every occupation counted together, had a median of £39,137. That is 13th 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 £15,691 more than the typical Brighton and Hove job, about 40% above it.

Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Brighton and Hove had 3,500 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 146,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.4% of every job here, that ranks 13th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 3.2%.

Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
619
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
3,500
Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.44%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£39,137
Residents of the area in work at the census
139,290
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
146,000

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 Brighton and Hove: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Brighton and Hove?

619 residents of Brighton and Hove were in work as research professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.44% 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 Brighton and Hove?

Across the South East, £54,828 is the median for research professionals. In Brighton and Hove itself the median across all occupations together is £39,137. 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 Brighton and Hove?

3,500 of the 146,000 employee jobs in Brighton and Hove 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.