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Research and development manager jobs in Cheshire East

The 2021 census counted 607 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Cheshire East.

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Published figures for Cheshire East

What the official data says about Cheshire East

At the 2021 census, 607 people living in Cheshire East were in work as research and development managers and other research professionals. It was 0.32% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Cheshire East 4th of 24 areas in the North West, where the middle area recorded 190. Liverpool was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Cheshire East, every occupation counted together, had a median of £39,459. That is 5th of 24 in the North West, against a regional middle of £36,001. Work of this kind pays £51,982 across the region, which is £12,523 more than the typical Cheshire East job, about 32% above it.

Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Cheshire East had 13,250 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 207,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 6.4% of every job here, that ranks 1st of 24 in the North West, where the middle area sits at 2%.

Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
607
Median full-time pay for research professionals across the North West
£51,982
Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
13,250
Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.32%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£39,459
Residents of the area in work at the census
192,492
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
207,000

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 Cheshire East: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Cheshire East?

607 residents of Cheshire East were in work as research professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.32% 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 Cheshire East?

Across the North West, £51,982 is the median for research professionals. In Cheshire East itself the median across all occupations together is £39,459. 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 Cheshire East?

13,250 of the 207,000 employee jobs in Cheshire East 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.