Life Science Contracts in the South East

Life Sciences
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in contract job vacancies advertised in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Life Science over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 169 162 237
Rank change year-on-year -7 +75 -108
Contract jobs citing Life Science 30 53 25
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.54% 0.92% 0.32%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.91% 2.70% 0.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 14 9
10th Percentile £318 £200 £460
25th Percentile £383 £366 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £515 £500
Median % change year-on-year -17.48% +3.00% +51.52%
75th Percentile £467 £550 £538
90th Percentile £524 £684 £570
England median daily rate £513 £488 £500
% change year-on-year +5.13% -2.50% +7.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 3 0
10th Percentile £20.50 - -
25th Percentile £29.81 - -
Median hourly rate £42.00 £15.21 -
Median % change year-on-year +176.13% - -
75th Percentile £59.88 £37.92 -
90th Percentile £62.00 £51.54 -
England median hourly rate £41.50 £62.50 £62.50
% change year-on-year -33.60% - +42.05%

All Generic Skills
South East

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 East with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,572 1,966 2,654
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 28.33% 34.12% 34.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 947 1,333 1,694
10th Percentile £205 £213 £220
25th Percentile £363 £375 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £608 £638 £600
90th Percentile £688 £725 £675
England median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 152 91 123
10th Percentile £11.72 £18.08 £15.72
25th Percentile £18.35 £19.00 £17.42
Median hourly rate £47.50 £50.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +132.56% -33.85%
75th Percentile £61.30 £66.48 £48.75
90th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £63.03
England median hourly rate £32.25 £22.49 £26.50
% change year-on-year +43.43% -15.15% +1.50%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Life Science in the South East

Life Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

Daily rate trend for Life Science in the South East

Life Science
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Life Science in the South East over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Life Science in the South East

Life Science
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Life Science in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Life Science in the South East

Life Science
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Life Science in the South East over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Life Science in the South East

Life Science
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 East region over the 6 months to 3 May 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
Thames Valley -17 25 £425 -17.48% 34
Berkshire -30 19 £425 -17.48% 11
Oxfordshire +8 5 £413 +106.25% 17
Hampshire +5 3 - - 6
Surrey +15 1 £390 -44.29% 6
Buckinghamshire - 1 £550 - 6
Life Science
England

Life Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 4 (13.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (13.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (3.33%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 7 (23.33%) Smartsheet
2 4 (13.33%) SuccessFactors
3 3 (10.00%) SaaS
3 3 (10.00%) Veeva
4 1 (3.33%) AWS
4 1 (3.33%) GCP
4 1 (3.33%) Power Platform
4 1 (3.33%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.33%) Firewall
1 1 (3.33%) LAN
1 1 (3.33%) Network Security
1 1 (3.33%) VPN
1 1 (3.33%) WAN
1 1 (3.33%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.33%) Data Lake
1 1 (3.33%) EDMS
1 1 (3.33%) Metadata
1 1 (3.33%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (10.00%) JIRA
2 1 (3.33%) Git
2 1 (3.33%) LabVIEW
General
1 11 (36.67%) Manufacturing
1 11 (36.67%) Social Skills
2 5 (16.67%) Automotive
3 4 (13.33%) Legal
3 4 (13.33%) Pharmaceutical
4 3 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (6.67%) Marketing
6 1 (3.33%) Aerospace
6 1 (3.33%) Finance
6 1 (3.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (30.00%) Project Manager
2 8 (26.67%) HR Manager
3 5 (16.67%) Test Manager
4 3 (10.00%) Business Manager
4 3 (10.00%) Business Process Manager
4 3 (10.00%) Business Process Project Manager
4 3 (10.00%) Business Project Manager
4 3 (10.00%) Process Manager
5 2 (6.67%) Analyst
5 2 (6.67%) Configuration Manager
5 2 (6.67%) Information Analyst
5 2 (6.67%) Lead
5 2 (6.67%) Microsoft Engineer
5 2 (6.67%) Systems Engineer
6 1 (3.33%) Consultant
6 1 (3.33%) Junior Project Manager
6 1 (3.33%) Project Coordinator
6 1 (3.33%) Senior Network Engineer
6 1 (3.33%) Technical Consultant
6 1 (3.33%) Technical Writer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (16.67%) Web Services
2 2 (6.67%) Smart Contracts
Miscellaneous
1 11 (36.67%) Renewable Energy
2 3 (10.00%) Management Information System
3 2 (6.67%) NHS
4 1 (3.33%) Mobile App
4 1 (3.33%) Onboarding
4 1 (3.33%) Pharmacovigilance
4 1 (3.33%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (26.67%) Agile
1 8 (26.67%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (23.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 7 (23.33%) Project Management
3 5 (16.67%) Change Management
3 5 (16.67%) Data Protection
3 5 (16.67%) Software Testing
3 5 (16.67%) Test Automation
3 5 (16.67%) Test Management
3 5 (16.67%) Test Strategy
4 4 (13.33%) Analytics
4 4 (13.33%) BPR
4 4 (13.33%) Waterfall
5 3 (10.00%) Budget Management
5 3 (10.00%) Computer Science
5 3 (10.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 3 (10.00%) Decision-Making
5 3 (10.00%) Defect Tracking
5 3 (10.00%) Matrix Organization
5 3 (10.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 12 (40.00%) Degree
2 5 (16.67%) ISTQB
2 5 (16.67%) Master's Degree
3 3 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (3.33%) CCNA
4 1 (3.33%) CCNP
4 1 (3.33%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (3.33%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (13.33%) HL7
2 1 (3.33%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (3.33%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 6 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (13.33%) Workday
3 1 (3.33%) BT
3 1 (3.33%) Cisco
3 1 (3.33%) Fortinet
3 1 (3.33%) Palo Alto
3 1 (3.33%) Sage
3 1 (3.33%) ServiceNow