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Research and development manager jobs in Southwark

The 2021 census counted 1,119 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Southwark.

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Published figures for Southwark

What the official data says about Southwark

At the 2021 census, 1,119 people living in Southwark were in work as research and development managers and other research professionals. It was 0.67% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Southwark 2nd of 33 areas in London, where the middle area recorded 558. Lambeth was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Southwark, every occupation counted together, had a median of £50,000. That is 7th of 33 in London, against a regional middle of £42,346. Work of this kind pays £52,697 across the region, which is £2,697 more than the typical Southwark job, about 5% above it.

Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Southwark had 16,250 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 289,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 5.62% of every job here, that ranks 11th of 33 in London, where the middle area sits at 3.24%.

Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
1,119
Median full-time pay for research professionals across London
£52,697
Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
16,250
Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.67%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£50,000
Residents of the area in work at the census
166,935
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
289,000

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 Southwark: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Southwark?

1,119 residents of Southwark were in work as research professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.67% 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 Southwark?

Across London, £52,697 is the median for research professionals. In Southwark itself the median across all occupations together is £50,000. 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 Southwark?

16,250 of the 289,000 employee jobs in Southwark 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.