Business and related research professionals Pay Data UK — 2025
Business and related research professionals roles in the UK earn a median of £41,058 per year, equivalent to £21.45 per hour as of 2025. This represents a 8.1% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £34,762 to £60,502 per year.
Median Annual Pay
£41,058
as of 2025
Median Hourly Pay
£21.45
per hour
Year-on-Year Change
+8.1%
vs 2024
Annual Pay Range
£33,373
–
£52,967
25th – 75th percentile
How Pay Varies Across the UK
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Business and related research professionals carry out a variety of research activities for the broadcast and print media, for the police and armed forces intelligence services, for national security agencies and in other non-scientific areas.
Typical Tasks and Duties
liaises with production team to generate and develop ideas for film, television and radio programmes
research sources for accurate factual material, finds suitable contributors to programmes or print features and deals with any copyright issues
briefs presenters, scriptwriters or journalists as required via verbal or written reports
provides administrative support for programme development such as booking facilities
provides support to criminal intelligence or to military or other security operations by gathering and verifying intelligence data and sources
presents findings in the required format, via written reports or presentations
researches images for clients in a wide range of media using specialist picture libraries and archives, museums, galleries etc., or commissions new images
liaises with client on the appropriate image/s to be used
deals with copyright issues and negotiates fees
liaises with client to understand their market research needs, establishes an appropriate quantitative and qualitative market research methodology and prepares proposals outlining programmes of work and details of costs
manages and directs research, collates and interprets findings and presents results to clients
discusses possible changes that need to be made in terms of design, price, packaging, marketing and promotion etc. in light of market research with appropriate departments
Entry Routes and Qualifications
Entrants usually possess a degree or equivalent qualification. Training is usually provided on-the-job, or support may be given for postgraduate study. Professional qualifications are available in some areas.