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Research and development manager jobs in Portsmouth

The 2021 census counted 198 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Portsmouth.

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Published figures for Portsmouth

What the official data says about Portsmouth

At the 2021 census, 198 people living in Portsmouth were in work as research and development managers and other research professionals. It was 0.2% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Portsmouth 16th of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 437. Bracknell Forest was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Portsmouth, every occupation counted together, had a median of £38,815. That is 14th 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 £16,013 more than the typical Portsmouth job, about 41% above it.

Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Portsmouth had 1,300 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 104,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 1.25% of every job here, that ranks 17th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 3.2%.

Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
198
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
1,300
Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.2%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£38,815
Residents of the area in work at the census
97,791
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
104,000

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 Portsmouth: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Portsmouth?

198 residents of Portsmouth were in work as research professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.2% 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 Portsmouth?

Across the South East, £54,828 is the median for research professionals. In Portsmouth itself the median across all occupations together is £38,815. 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 Portsmouth?

1,300 of the 104,000 employee jobs in Portsmouth 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.