Other researchers, unspecified discipline: salary in the UK
About £36,295 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +4.1% on last year
£3,793 a month About £3,025 a month after tax 17 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £37,486 in 2021 to £45,522 in 2026 (+21%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | x | £34,350 | £37,486 | £41,340 | x |
| 2022 | x | £33,649 | £38,820 | x | x |
| 2023 | x | £35,048 | £41,146 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | £37,577 | £43,780 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | £38,920 | £43,750 | x | x |
| 2026 | x | £40,040 | £45,522 | x | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £45,522 a year and half earn more. That is 11% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
Ranked by median, it is number 103 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £3,025 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,982 in Scotland.
The median for men is £45,558 and for women £45,033, a gap of 1% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | £39,354 | £3,279 |
| 25th (P25) | £40,040 | £3,337 |
| 30th | £40,725 | £3,394 |
| 40th | £43,231 | £3,603 |
| Median (50th) | £45,522 | £3,793 |
| 60th | £46,597 | £3,883 |
| 70th | £51,006 | £4,251 |
| 75th (P75) | x | x |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £45,558 | £51,003 | 10 |
| Women | £45,033 | £51,605 | 7 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £36,295 | £3,025 |
| Scotland | £35,784 | £2,982 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £46,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 8 job titles to SOC 2162 Other researchers, unspecified discipline. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Postdoctoral researcher
- Research assistant
- Research associate
- Research fellow
- Research officer
- Researcher
- University research fellow
- University researcher
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.