Salary insights

Salary in Research and science in the England region

Market pay levels based on 74 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median35 100 £Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average41 465 £Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile27 476 £25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile56 168 £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 quartile27 476 £
Median35 100 £
Upper quartile56 168 £

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 27 476 £ and 56 168 £.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 56 168 £.
  • The upper quartile is 104% above the lower one.
  • The average (41 465 £) is 18% above the median — a few high offers pull it up.
  • The estimate uses 74 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (35 100 £) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (41 465 £), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 27 476 £ to 56 168 £ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 27 476 £ and a quarter above 56 168 £.

Where does the data come from?

From 74 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 35 100 £ is the market level, above 56 168 £ is the strong quarter, below 27 476 £ 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.