Biology
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Biology skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Biology over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 581 675 839
Rank change year-on-year +94 +164 -143
Contract jobs citing Biology 5 18 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.012% 0.031% 0.011%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.013% 0.034% 0.013%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 7 7
10th Percentile - £390 £146
25th Percentile - £509 £174
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £550 £300
Median % change year-on-year - +83.33% -36.17%
75th Percentile - £606 £488
90th Percentile - £635 £494
UK excluding London median daily rate - £550 £157
% change year-on-year - +250.32% -66.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £30.16 - -
75th Percentile £39.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £39.50 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Biology 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,201 52,182 79,685
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.27% 89.83% 90.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,946 36,175 55,967
10th Percentile £300 £325 £341
25th Percentile £413 £438 £426
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,437 1,727 1,890
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.39% +44.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.00 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.57% +75.00% -6.98%

Biology
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Biology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Biology in the UK

Biology
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Biology.

Daily rate trend for Biology in the UK

Biology
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Biology.

Hourly rate trend for Biology in the UK

Biology
Top 5 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Biology within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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
England +78 5 - - 101
Work from Home +114 3 - - 25
London +103 3 - - 25
UK excluding London +58 2 - - 84
East of England - 2 - - 28

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (60.00%) SharePoint
General
1 3 (60.00%) Manufacturing
1 3 (60.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Biopharmaceutical
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Project Management
2 3 (60.00%) Resource Allocation
2 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (40.00%) Biotechnology