Research at OPRB

An introduction to the research carried out by OPRB.


Review bodies鈥� research聽

The secretariat teams within the Office for the Pay Review Bodies (OPRB) regularly commission specific research projects on behalf of the individual review bodies they support:聽

Cross-cutting research聽

罢丑别鈥�OPRB鈥痠s responsible for conducting analytical work which includes commissioning cross-cutting research into remuneration, labour markets and other matters of relevance to public sector workforce policy. The Chief Analyst in鈥�OPRB鈥痠s responsible for:聽

  • improving the evidence and insight available on public sector workforce matters, including through the analysis of labour market data and drawing on external knowledge and expertise聽

  • working with review bodies and their secretariats to improve the evidence, and analysis of that evidence, available to them聽

  • effective management of the research budget in order to deliver high-quality and relevant research and achieve value for money聽

  • supporting the development of the skills and knowledge base in鈥�OPRB鈥痮n analytical issues聽

Older research is available on the鈥�.