How many employees work at NIHR?
National Institute For Health & Care Research has 2,299 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is 9.6%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: December 2025
About NIHR
The NIHR is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research. We do this by: - Funding high quality, timely research that benefits the NHS, public health and social care; - Investing in world-class expertise, facilities and a skilled delivery workforce to translate discoveries into improved treatments and services; - Partnering with patients, service users, carers and communities, improving the relevance, quality and impact of our research; - Attracting, training and supporting the best researchers to tackle complex health and social care challenges; - Collaborating with other public funders, charities and industry to help shape a cohesive and globally competitive research system; - Funding applied global health research and training to meet the needs of the poorest people in low and middle income countries. Follow this page to stay up-to-date with the latest NIHR news, information and resources. If you're interested in information specific to the life sciences industry you may also want to follow NIHR Industry or if you're one the many researcher or health care professionals already working with us you may find the updates from NIHR Community of interest
As of December 2025
NIHR
workforce metrics
Headcount
2.3k
Avg. Salary
$59.2k
Tenure
3.0yr
Growth Rate
9.6%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
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Employee Headcount
Interactive chart of NIHR annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.
- NIHR total number of employees in 2025 was 2,299, a 9.6% increase from 2024.
- NIHR total number of employees in 2024 was 2,088, a 10.0% increase from 2023.
- NIHR total number of employees in 2023 was 1,890, a 19.1% increase from 2022.
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Employee Geographic Breakdown
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Active Job Postings
Interactive chart of NIHR annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.
- NIHR active job postings in 2025 was 9, a 57.1% increase from 2024.
- NIHR active job postings in 2024 was 5, a 171.4% decline from 2023.
- NIHR active job postings in 2023 was 65, a 142.1% increase from 2022.
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Employee Sentiment
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