Salary insights

Salary in Research and science in the United Kingdom

Market pay levels based on 38 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median41 654 £Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average43 400 £Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile33 004 £25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile53 455 £25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile33 004 £
Median41 654 £
Upper quartile53 455 £

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 33 004 £ and 53 455 £.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 53 455 £.
  • The upper quartile is 62% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 38 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Vacancies with salary

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Clearline Recruitment Ltd London ·

Laboratory Project Manager

48 100 – 78 000 £

Role: Laboratory Project Manager Location: Field-based - UK & Ireland (Travel across the UK and Ireland required) Hours: Full-time Pay: £185 - £240 (PAYE excluding holiday pay) or £230 - £3…

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Randstad Delivery (GBS) Abingdon ·

Laboratory assistant

26 247 – 26 247 £

Job title: Lab assistant Location: Abingdon Job Type: 3 Month Contract Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week Salary: £13.46 per hour RESPONSIBILITIES: To undertake the day to day work programm…

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Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (41 654 £) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (43 400 £), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 33 004 £ to 53 455 £ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 33 004 £ and a quarter above 53 455 £.

Where does the data come from?

From 38 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 41 654 £ is the market level, above 53 455 £ is the strong quarter, below 33 004 £ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.