Life Science Contracts in the Thames Valley

Life Sciences
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Life Science over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 116 102 150
Rank change year-on-year -14 +48 -87
Contract jobs citing Life Science 24 49 21
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.89% 1.67% 0.60%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.01% 5.22% 1.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 13 7
10th Percentile £299 £200 £445
25th Percentile £400 £332 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £515 £500
Median % change year-on-year -17.48% +3.00% -
75th Percentile £450 £550 £531
90th Percentile £530 £650 £575
South East median daily rate £425 £515 £500
% change year-on-year -17.48% +3.00% +51.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 1 0
10th Percentile £22.58 - -
25th Percentile £41.25 £56.88 -
Median hourly rate £42.50 £58.75 -
Median % change year-on-year -27.66% - -
75th Percentile £61.63 £60.63 -
90th Percentile £62.00 - -
South East median hourly rate £42.00 £36.98 -
% change year-on-year +13.57% - -

All Generic Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 797 938 1,083
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 29.71% 31.94% 31.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 464 617 692
10th Percentile £205 £280 £200
25th Percentile £281 £406 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% +2.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £619 £588
90th Percentile £675 £700 £662
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 24 30
10th Percentile £11.79 £18.08 £17.42
25th Percentile £22.50 £19.63 £17.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £48.75 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -38.46% +143.75% -21.57%
75th Percentile £59.97 £70.90 £26.88
90th Percentile £65.00 £77.93 £67.57
South East median hourly rate £47.19 £51.25 £21.50
% change year-on-year -7.93% +138.37% -33.85%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Life Science in the Thames Valley

Life Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Life Science in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Life Science in the Thames Valley

Life Science
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Life Science in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Life Science in the Thames Valley

Life Science
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Life Science in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Life Science in the Thames Valley

Life Science
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Life Science in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Life Science in the Thames Valley

Life Science
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 29 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
Berkshire -34 18 £425 -17.48% 14
Oxfordshire +6 5 £413 +106.25% 17
Buckinghamshire - 1 £550 - 7
Life Science
South East

Life Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (29.17%) Smartsheet
2 4 (16.67%) SuccessFactors
3 3 (12.50%) SaaS
3 3 (12.50%) Veeva
4 1 (4.17%) AWS
4 1 (4.17%) GCP
4 1 (4.17%) Power Platform
4 1 (4.17%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.17%) Firewall
1 1 (4.17%) LAN
1 1 (4.17%) Network Security
1 1 (4.17%) VPN
1 1 (4.17%) WAN
1 1 (4.17%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.17%) Data Lake
1 1 (4.17%) EDMS
1 1 (4.17%) Metadata
1 1 (4.17%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (12.50%) JIRA
2 1 (4.17%) Git
2 1 (4.17%) LabVIEW
General
1 8 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 7 (29.17%) Social Skills
3 4 (16.67%) Automotive
3 4 (16.67%) Legal
3 4 (16.67%) Pharmaceutical
4 3 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (8.33%) Marketing
6 1 (4.17%) Aerospace
6 1 (4.17%) Finance
6 1 (4.17%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (37.50%) Project Manager
2 8 (33.33%) HR Manager
3 3 (12.50%) Business Manager
3 3 (12.50%) Business Process Manager
3 3 (12.50%) Business Process Project Manager
3 3 (12.50%) Business Project Manager
3 3 (12.50%) Process Manager
4 2 (8.33%) Analyst
4 2 (8.33%) Configuration Manager
4 2 (8.33%) Information Analyst
4 2 (8.33%) Microsoft Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) Systems Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) Test Manager
5 1 (4.17%) Coordinator
5 1 (4.17%) Developer
5 1 (4.17%) Junior
5 1 (4.17%) Junior Project Manager
5 1 (4.17%) Network Engineer
5 1 (4.17%) Project Coordinator
5 1 (4.17%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.33%) Smart Contracts
1 2 (8.33%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 8 (33.33%) Renewable Energy
2 3 (12.50%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.17%) Mobile App
3 1 (4.17%) NHS
3 1 (4.17%) Pharmacovigilance
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (29.17%) Project Management
2 5 (20.83%) Agile
2 5 (20.83%) Change Management
2 5 (20.83%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (20.83%) Data Protection
2 5 (20.83%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (16.67%) Analytics
3 4 (16.67%) BPR
4 3 (12.50%) Budget Management
4 3 (12.50%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 3 (12.50%) Decision-Making
4 3 (12.50%) Matrix Organization
4 3 (12.50%) Workflow
5 2 (8.33%) Computer Science
5 2 (8.33%) Data Enrichment
5 2 (8.33%) Mentoring
5 2 (8.33%) Regulatory Change
5 2 (8.33%) Software Testing
5 2 (8.33%) System Testing
5 2 (8.33%) Test Management
Qualifications
1 11 (45.83%) Degree
2 5 (20.83%) Master's Degree
3 2 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (8.33%) ISTQB
4 1 (4.17%) CCNA
4 1 (4.17%) CCNP
4 1 (4.17%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (4.17%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.33%) HL7
2 1 (4.17%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (4.17%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 6 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (16.67%) Workday
3 1 (4.17%) Cisco
3 1 (4.17%) Fortinet
3 1 (4.17%) Palo Alto