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The table below looks at the demand for Life Sciences skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Life Science over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Life Sciences
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank236274
Rank change on same period last yearUp+38
Matching permanent IT job ads412
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.259 %0.510 %
Salaries quoted35
Average minimum salary£38,750£36,000
Average salary£41,500£38,600
% change on same period last year+7.51 %
Average maximum salary£44,250£41,200
UK excluding London average salary£34,867£38,667
% change on same period last year-9.82 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads15432354
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.995 %1.054 %
Salaries quoted13021968
Average minimum salary£36,735£37,794
Average salary£40,261£41,650
% change on same period last year-3.33 %
Average maximum salary£43,787£45,507
UK excluding London average salary£37,532£40,020
% change on same period last year-6.21 %
Life Science South EastLife Science
South East

Life Science
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Life Science across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Berkshire Life Science Demand Trend

Life Science
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Life Science across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Life Science Salary Trend

Life Science
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Life Science across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Life Science Salary Histogram

Life Science
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Life Science within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BracknellNew entry-2£43,000-
SloughNew entry-1£40,000-
ReadingUp+191£40,000-
Life Science South EastLife Science
South East

Life Science
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Life Science also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Life Science.

13 (30.00 %)NetApp
22 (20.00 %)Pharmaceutical
22 (20.00 %)SAS
22 (20.00 %)Manufacturing
22 (20.00 %)Retail
22 (20.00 %)Data Management
31 (10.00 %)Document Management
31 (10.00 %)Logistics
31 (10.00 %)Degree
31 (10.00 %)Biology
31 (10.00 %)Business Continuity
31 (10.00 %)LAN
31 (10.00 %)WAN
31 (10.00 %)GCP
31 (10.00 %)Business Intelligence
31 (10.00 %)Active Directory
31 (10.00 %)Project Management
31 (10.00 %)Process Management
31 (10.00 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (10.00 %)Automotive
31 (10.00 %)Education
31 (10.00 %)Government
31 (10.00 %)Health

Life Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Life Science also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Life Science. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (20.00 %)SAS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)LAN
11 (10.00 %)WAN
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (20.00 %)Pharmaceutical
12 (20.00 %)Manufacturing
12 (20.00 %)Retail
21 (10.00 %)Automotive
21 (10.00 %)Education
21 (10.00 %)Government
21 (10.00 %)Health
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (30.00 %)Account Manager
22 (20.00 %)Analyst
22 (20.00 %)Consultant
22 (20.00 %)Clinical Data Manager
22 (20.00 %)Presales Consultant
22 (20.00 %)Data Manager
31 (10.00 %)Software Consultant
31 (10.00 %)Business Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Storage Consultant
31 (10.00 %)Sales Consultant
31 (10.00 %)Technical Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Team Leader
31 (10.00 %)Technical Specialist
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)Biology
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (20.00 %)Data Management
21 (10.00 %)Document Management
21 (10.00 %)Logistics
21 (10.00 %)Business Intelligence
21 (10.00 %)Project Management
21 (10.00 %)Process Management
21 (10.00 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (10.00 %)Business Continuity
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (10.00 %)GCP
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (10.00 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (30.00 %)NetApp