Research and Development Managers | Career profile | UCAS

Average Salary: £46,734
Jobs: 47,498

Daily Tasks

Monitors the standards of scientific and technical research undertaken by the research team.
Plans work schedules, assigns tasks and delegates responsibilities to the research and development team.
Develops research methodology, implements and reports upon research investigations undertaken.
Liaises with production departments to investigate and resolve manufacturing problems.
Establishes product design and performance objectives in consultation with other business functions.

Hard skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Pharmaceuticals
Construction
User Experience
Agile Methodology
Prototyping

Soft skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Research
Communications
Management
Innovation
Planning

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

Qualification: MEng
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BEng (Hon)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time including foundation year
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £28k
UCAS Tariff: 32/48
Student satisfaction: 71%
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: MEng (Hon)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £26k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 91%

Qualification: BEng (Hon)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 48/48
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BEng (Hon)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time with time abroad
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £27k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 71%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BEng (Hon)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 120/120
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £25k
UCAS Tariff: 72/72
Student satisfaction: 95%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time including foundation year
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 40/56
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: HND
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 64/64
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £23k
UCAS Tariff: 112/112
Student satisfaction: 82%

Qualification: MEng (Hon)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £30k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 73%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: FdSc
Duration: 2 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 40/40
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BEng (Hon)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 96/112
Student satisfaction: 69%
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: BEng (Hon)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 120/120
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time with year in industry
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 80/96
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: HNC
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 32/32
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: MEng (Hon)
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Sandwich
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £28k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 96%

Qualification: HND
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Part-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 96/96
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 6 course options available

Qualification: BEng (Hon)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £35k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 82%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time including foundation year
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 72/72
Student satisfaction: 79%

Qualification: BEng (Hon)
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Sandwich including foundation year
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 48/48
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: BEng (Hon)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Sandwich
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £25k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 84%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BEng
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £28k
UCAS Tariff: 56/56
Student satisfaction: 79%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BEng (Hon)
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BEng (Hon)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 48/48
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: FdSc
Duration: 2 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 72/72
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 64/64
Student satisfaction: N/A

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