Life Science Contracts in the South West

Life Sciences
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in contract job vacancies advertised in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Life Science over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 145 172 -
Rank change year-on-year +27 - -
Contract jobs citing Life Science 5 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 0.16% 0.027% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.47% 0.097% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £350 -
England median daily rate £525 £488 £500
% change year-on-year +7.69% -2.50% +7.53%

All Generic Skills
South West

Life Science is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,060 1,026 937
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 33.24% 28.08% 25.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 650 708 649
10th Percentile £294 £254 £205
25th Percentile £450 £425 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £550 £488
Median % change year-on-year -0.91% +12.82% +7.44%
75th Percentile £600 £651 £575
90th Percentile £694 £725 £668
England median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 161 140 58
10th Percentile £13.69 - £15.46
25th Percentile £15.17 - £25.73
Median hourly rate £45.00 £9.80 £49.75
Median % change year-on-year +359.18% -80.30% +4.87%
75th Percentile £70.00 £66.00 £63.60
90th Percentile £72.50 £83.32 £75.00
England median hourly rate £30.00 £22.50 £26.50
% change year-on-year +33.33% -15.09% +0.88%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Life Science in the South West

Life Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Life Science in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Life Science in the South West

Life Science
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Life Science within the South West region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Gloucestershire +10 5 - - 1
Life Science
England

Life Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 5 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) QA Specialist
2 3 (60.00%) Development Specialist
2 3 (60.00%) Product Specialist
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 5 (100.00%) Project Management
2 4 (80.00%) Change Control
3 1 (20.00%) Regulatory Compliance
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) GMP
1 4 (80.00%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Adobe
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft