The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Luton with a requirement for Biotechnology skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Biotechnology over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
Biotechnology is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Luton with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
145 |
104 |
175 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton |
94.77% |
95.41% |
100.00% |
Number of daily rates quoted |
87 |
76 |
89 |
10th Percentile |
£340 |
£281 |
£263 |
25th Percentile |
£469 |
£363 |
£413 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£498 |
£500 |
Median % change year-on-year |
+5.42% |
-0.40% |
+5.82% |
75th Percentile |
£593 |
£600 |
£550 |
90th Percentile |
£720 |
£628 |
£640 |
Bedfordshire median daily rate |
£525 |
£475 |
£482 |
% change year-on-year |
+10.53% |
-1.35% |
+13.29% |
Number of hourly rates quoted |
25 |
5 |
7 |
10th Percentile |
- |
£29.50 |
£30.60 |
25th Percentile |
£15.39 |
£51.25 |
£48.13 |
Median hourly rate |
£21.50 |
£75.00 |
£55.00 |
Median % change year-on-year |
-71.33% |
+36.36% |
+243.75% |
75th Percentile |
£43.75 |
£90.00 |
£56.88 |
90th Percentile |
£65.75 |
- |
£59.75 |
Bedfordshire median hourly rate |
£21.50 |
£63.75 |
£55.00 |
% change year-on-year |
-66.27% |
+15.91% |
+243.75% |