Life Science Jobs in England

Life Sciences
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Life Science over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 534 509 325
Rank change year-on-year -25 -184 +135
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 321 525 1,612
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.38% 0.56% 1.23%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.09% 1.30% 2.66%
Number of salaries quoted 127 228 174
10th Percentile £28,498 £32,125 £41,326
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,938 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £65,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.77% +14.04% -5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £86,000 £104,375 £90,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £65,000 £57,250
% change year-on-year -26.92% +13.54% +4.09%

All Generic Skills
England

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 permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 29,443 40,387 60,488
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 34.72% 43.32% 46.27%
Number of salaries quoted 20,757 21,802 30,475
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,422 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,650 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £98,474 £110,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Life Science in England

Life Science
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Life Science in England.

Salary trend for Life Science in England

Life Science
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Life Science in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Life Science in England

Life Science
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Life Science within the England region over the 6 months to 27 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +77 135 £67,500 -3.57% 90
North of England -25 58 £40,000 -23.81% 47
South East -16 53 £40,000 -21.95% 61
East of England +3 34 £40,000 -15.79% 37
Yorkshire +28 31 £32,500 - 18
North West +3 23 £52,500 -19.23% 24
Midlands +13 22 £62,500 -24.01% 14
East Midlands -7 17 - - 2
South West +10 16 £42,500 -5.56% 10
West Midlands +24 5 £62,500 -30.56% 12
North East -8 4 £27,875 -75.76% 11
Life Science
UK

Life Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 10 (3.12%) Documentum
1 10 (3.12%) SAS
2 8 (2.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.87%) OpenStack
3 6 (1.87%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.31%) Apache
4 1 (0.31%) IIS
4 1 (0.31%) Tomcat
4 1 (0.31%) WebSphere
Applications
1 33 (10.28%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (6.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.87%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.62%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.62%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.62%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 13 (4.05%) TrackWise
2 11 (3.43%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.25%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (1.25%) SAP BPC
3 4 (1.25%) SAP CO
3 4 (1.25%) SAP ERP
3 4 (1.25%) SAP FI
3 4 (1.25%) SAP FI/CO
3 4 (1.25%) SAP HR
3 4 (1.25%) SAP Payroll
4 3 (0.93%) SAP IBP
5 1 (0.31%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 34 (10.59%) Azure
2 25 (7.79%) AWS
3 20 (6.23%) Snowflake
4 17 (5.30%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (3.74%) GitHub
6 8 (2.49%) Serverless
7 6 (1.87%) IaaS
7 6 (1.87%) SaaS
8 4 (1.25%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (1.25%) Dagster
8 4 (1.25%) Power Platform
9 2 (0.62%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 2 (0.62%) Entra ID
9 2 (0.62%) Figma
9 2 (0.62%) GCP
9 2 (0.62%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.62%) OCI
9 2 (0.62%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.31%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.31%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.98%) Firewall
2 6 (1.87%) SAN
3 5 (1.56%) LAN
3 5 (1.56%) TCP/IP
3 5 (1.56%) WAN
4 4 (1.25%) Wireless
5 3 (0.93%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (0.93%) NAS
5 3 (0.93%) VoIP
6 2 (0.62%) VPN
6 2 (0.62%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.31%) DHCP
7 1 (0.31%) DNS
7 1 (0.31%) IP Telephony
7 1 (0.31%) Network Security
7 1 (0.31%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.31%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (11.53%) SQL Server
2 22 (6.85%) Tableau
3 9 (2.80%) Relational Database
4 6 (1.87%) MySQL
5 5 (1.56%) MS Access
6 4 (1.25%) Metadata
6 4 (1.25%) Power BI
6 4 (1.25%) SAP BW
7 3 (0.93%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.93%) Big Data
7 3 (0.93%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.62%) Base SAS
8 2 (0.62%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.62%) RDBMS
8 2 (0.62%) SQLite
9 1 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.31%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 7 (2.18%) Git
2 5 (1.56%) InstallShield
2 5 (1.56%) JIRA
3 4 (1.25%) Snakemake
4 2 (0.62%) Axure RP
5 1 (0.31%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.31%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.31%) Terragrunt
General
1 134 (41.74%) Social Skills
2 122 (38.01%) Pharmaceutical
3 85 (26.48%) Finance
4 75 (23.36%) Analytical Skills
5 60 (18.69%) Marketing
6 43 (13.40%) Law
6 43 (13.40%) Manufacturing
7 35 (10.90%) Legal
8 32 (9.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 31 (9.66%) Retail
10 13 (4.05%) Billing
11 7 (2.18%) French Language
11 7 (2.18%) Military
12 6 (1.87%) German Language
12 6 (1.87%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.87%) Spanish Language
13 5 (1.56%) Games
13 5 (1.56%) Telecoms
14 4 (1.25%) Danish Language
14 4 (1.25%) Russian Language
Job Titles
1 80 (24.92%) Analyst
2 57 (17.76%) Senior
3 20 (6.23%) Development Manager
4 19 (5.92%) Senior Manager
5 18 (5.61%) Developer
6 17 (5.30%) Business Development Manager
6 17 (5.30%) Business Manager
7 16 (4.98%) QA Manager
8 15 (4.67%) IT Analyst
8 15 (4.67%) Research Analyst
8 15 (4.67%) Software Engineer
9 13 (4.05%) Associate Director
10 12 (3.74%) Data Scientist
10 12 (3.74%) IT Manager
10 12 (3.74%) IT Support
10 12 (3.74%) Lead
10 12 (3.74%) Senior Data Scientist
11 11 (3.43%) Project Manager
11 11 (3.43%) Service Analyst
11 11 (3.43%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (8.10%) HTML
2 24 (7.48%) CSS
3 9 (2.80%) .NET
4 7 (2.18%) XML
5 5 (1.56%) Oracle Fusion
6 4 (1.25%) .NET Core
6 4 (1.25%) .NET Framework
6 4 (1.25%) AngularJS
6 4 (1.25%) EDI
6 4 (1.25%) Entity Framework
6 4 (1.25%) PyTorch
6 4 (1.25%) React
7 1 (0.31%) FHIR
7 1 (0.31%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (9.66%) Biopharmaceutical
2 20 (6.23%) Management Information System
3 12 (3.74%) LIMS
3 12 (3.74%) Renewable Energy
4 11 (3.43%) Public Cloud
5 10 (3.12%) Algorithms
6 9 (2.80%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (2.49%) Driving Licence
8 7 (2.18%) Data Structures
8 7 (2.18%) Product Ownership
9 5 (1.56%) Onboarding
10 4 (1.25%) Data Centre
10 4 (1.25%) Device Driver
10 4 (1.25%) Omics
10 4 (1.25%) Operational Technology
11 3 (0.93%) Pharmacovigilance
12 2 (0.62%) Graphic Design
12 2 (0.62%) NHS
12 2 (0.62%) Photography
12 2 (0.62%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 41 (12.77%) Windows
2 18 (5.61%) Windows Server
3 12 (3.74%) Linux
4 6 (1.87%) Mac OS
5 4 (1.25%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.93%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (0.62%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.31%) Unix
8 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2003
8 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (26.17%) Problem-Solving
2 71 (22.12%) Biotechnology
3 47 (14.64%) Analytics
3 47 (14.64%) Business Development
4 45 (14.02%) Computer Science
5 37 (11.53%) Data Science
6 36 (11.21%) Validation
7 29 (9.03%) Data Management
7 29 (9.03%) Project Management
8 27 (8.41%) Artificial Intelligence
9 23 (7.17%) Statistics
10 22 (6.85%) Chemistry
10 22 (6.85%) Machine Learning
10 22 (6.85%) Software Engineering
11 21 (6.54%) Neuroscience
12 19 (5.92%) OO
12 19 (5.92%) Time Management
13 17 (5.30%) Agile
13 17 (5.30%) Market Surveillance
14 16 (4.98%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 44 (13.71%) SQL
2 24 (7.48%) JavaScript
3 21 (6.54%) Python
4 20 (6.23%) T-SQL
5 15 (4.67%) C#
6 11 (3.43%) Ruby
7 10 (3.12%) Bash
8 7 (2.18%) Java
9 5 (1.56%) C++
9 5 (1.56%) VB
10 4 (1.25%) Delphi
11 3 (0.93%) R
12 2 (0.62%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.62%) SAS Macro
13 1 (0.31%) Go
13 1 (0.31%) Scala
13 1 (0.31%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 182 (56.70%) Degree
2 43 (13.40%) PhD
3 29 (9.03%) Master's Degree
4 28 (8.72%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (3.12%) CFA
5 10 (3.12%) CIMA
5 10 (3.12%) MBA
6 9 (2.80%) Security Cleared
7 7 (2.18%) Numerate Degree
8 3 (0.93%) CISA
8 3 (0.93%) CISSP
8 3 (0.93%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.93%) PMP
9 1 (0.31%) MCSE
9 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.31%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (8.72%) QA
2 24 (7.48%) SLA
3 22 (6.85%) GMP
4 14 (4.36%) GLP
5 10 (3.12%) Good Clinical Practice
5 10 (3.12%) GxP
6 9 (2.80%) CDISC
7 8 (2.49%) Accessibility
8 6 (1.87%) GDPR
9 5 (1.56%) GAMP
9 5 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 4 (1.25%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.93%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.93%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.62%) Data Quality
12 2 (0.62%) GRC
12 2 (0.62%) ITGC
12 2 (0.62%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.31%) NIST
System Software
1 20 (6.23%) Active Directory
2 13 (4.05%) Hyper-V
3 10 (3.12%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.62%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 9 (2.80%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (2.18%) SCCM
3 2 (0.62%) Nessus
3 2 (0.62%) Terraform
4 1 (0.31%) Ansible
4 1 (0.31%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.31%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 66 (20.56%) Microsoft
2 18 (5.61%) SAP
3 14 (4.36%) VMware
4 13 (4.05%) iManage
5 10 (3.12%) Oracle
6 6 (1.87%) QAD
7 4 (1.25%) F5
7 4 (1.25%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.62%) Adobe
8 2 (0.62%) Blue Prism
8 2 (0.62%) IONA
9 1 (0.31%) Cisco
9 1 (0.31%) Citrix
9 1 (0.31%) Databricks
9 1 (0.31%) Google
9 1 (0.31%) Hitachi
9 1 (0.31%) HP
9 1 (0.31%) Juniper
9 1 (0.31%) Palo Alto
9 1 (0.31%) Verint