R&D / Prototype salaries
What r&d / prototype engineers actually earn (ONS) against what employers are budgeting to hire one now (Verso), kept as two separate, labelled figures.
- 25th pct
- £40,000
- Median
- £60,000
- 75th pct
- £66,200
- ONS actual median
- £47,985
Verso's briefed median is £12,015 above the ONS actual-earnings median (+25%).
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Sponsorship implications
The Home Office going rate to sponsor a r&d / prototype engineer via the Skilled Worker route is £46,100 (£33,400 for an eligible new entrant). This is a statutory floor derived from the same ONS ASHE distribution shown above, not an independent measurement, which is why it sits close to the ONS median rather than being its own third figure. A budget below it cannot sponsor this role at all, regardless of what the wider market pays.
Verso's briefed median for this discipline is £13,900 above the going rate (+30.2%).