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Research and development manager jobs in Rhondda Cynon Taf
The 2021 census counted 148 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
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Published figures for Rhondda Cynon Taf
What the official data says about Rhondda Cynon Taf
At the 2021 census, 148 people living in Rhondda Cynon Taf were in work as research and development managers and other research professionals. It was 0.14% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Rhondda Cynon Taf 4th of 22 areas in Wales, where the middle area recorded 99. Vale of Glamorgan was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Rhondda Cynon Taf, every occupation counted together, had a median of £33,976. That is 13th of 22 in Wales, against a regional middle of £35,578. Work of this kind pays £41,050 across the region, which is £7,074 more than the typical Rhondda Cynon Taf job, about 21% above it.
Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Rhondda Cynon Taf had 400 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 80,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 0.5% of every job here, that ranks 20th of 22 in Wales, where the middle area sits at 1%.
- Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
- 148
- Median full-time pay for research professionals across Wales
- £41,050
- Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
- 400
- Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
- 0.14%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £33,976
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 103,390
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 80,000
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 Rhondda Cynon Taf: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Rhondda Cynon Taf?
148 residents of Rhondda Cynon Taf were in work as research professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.14% 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf?
Across Wales, £41,050 is the median for research professionals. In Rhondda Cynon Taf itself the median across all occupations together is £33,976. 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf?
400 of the 80,000 employee jobs in Rhondda Cynon Taf 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.