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Research and development manager jobs in Hampshire

The 2021 census counted 1,634 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Hampshire.

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Published figures for Hampshire

What the official data says about Hampshire

At the 2021 census, 1,634 people living in Hampshire were in work as research and development managers and other research professionals. It was 0.24% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Hampshire 3rd of 19 areas in the South East, where the middle area recorded 437. Surrey was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Hampshire, every occupation counted together, had a median of £39,324. That is 12th 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 £15,504 more than the typical Hampshire job, about 39% above it.

Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Hampshire had 21,000 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 616,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.41% of every job here, that ranks 9th of 19 in the South East, where the middle area sits at 3.2%.

Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
1,634
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
21,000
Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.24%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£39,324
Residents of the area in work at the census
687,296
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
616,000

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 Hampshire: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Hampshire?

1,634 residents of Hampshire were in work as research professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.24% 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 Hampshire?

Across the South East, £54,828 is the median for research professionals. In Hampshire itself the median across all occupations together is £39,324. 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 Hampshire?

21,000 of the 616,000 employee jobs in Hampshire 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.