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Research and development manager jobs in Wrexham

The 2021 census counted 73 residents working as research and development managers and other research professionals living in Wrexham.

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Published figures for Wrexham

What the official data says about Wrexham

At the 2021 census, 73 people living in Wrexham were in work as research and development managers and other research professionals. It was 0.12% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Wrexham 15th of 22 areas in Wales, where the middle area recorded 99. Conwy was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Wrexham, every occupation counted together, had a median of £37,053. That is 5th of 22 in Wales, against a regional middle of £35,578. Work of this kind pays £41,050 across the region, which is £3,997 more than the typical Wrexham job, about 11% above it.

Research and development is concentrated in far fewer places than most work: Wrexham had 350 employee jobs in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research in 2024, out of 60,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 0.58% of every job here, that ranks 17th of 22 in Wales, where the middle area sits at 1%.

Residents in work as research professionals (SOC 216)
73
Median full-time pay for research professionals across Wales
£41,050
Employee jobs in the area in head offices, management consultancy and scientific research
350
Research professionals, share of everyone in work in the area
0.12%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£37,053
Residents of the area in work at the census
61,810
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
60,000

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 Wrexham: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Wrexham?

73 residents of Wrexham were in work as research professionals at the 2021 census, which was 0.12% 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 Wrexham?

Across Wales, £41,050 is the median for research professionals. In Wrexham itself the median across all occupations together is £37,053. 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 Wrexham?

350 of the 60,000 employee jobs in Wrexham 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.