Life Sciences
South West > Dorset
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in Dorset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 100 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Life Science | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset | - | - | 0.47% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | - | 1.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £45,000 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | - | £32,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -27.78% | -6.25% |
All Generic Skills
Dorset
Life Science falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Dorset.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 137 | 101 | 425 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 20.92% | 33.22% | 33.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 80 | 43 | 212 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £28,750 | £27,050 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £36,250 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -11.11% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68,125 | £48,750 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £71,500 | £64,875 |
| South West median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -9.09% |
Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Life Science relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Life Science
Salary Trend in Dorset
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Life Science.
