Life Science Jobs in the Midlands

Life Sciences
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Life Science over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 288 311 283
Rank change year-on-year +23 -28 -14
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 27 21 67
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.23% 0.22% 0.62%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.72% 0.59% 1.51%
Number of salaries quoted 5 12 14
10th Percentile - £46,875 £30,593
25th Percentile £60,000 £52,500 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £69,485 £58,250
Median % change year-on-year -10.05% +19.29% +59.43%
75th Percentile £103,750 £95,188 £74,375
90th Percentile £134,500 £101,825 £85,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £64,470 £57,000
% change year-on-year -26.32% +13.11% -0.87%

All Generic Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,755 3,586 4,426
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 32.07% 37.71% 40.70%
Number of salaries quoted 2,653 1,485 2,730
10th Percentile £25,750 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,375 £41,250 £36,781
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £53,250 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.04% +10.94% +6.67%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £80,250 £77,500
England 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 the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Life Science in the Midlands

Life Science
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Life Science in the Midlands

Life Science
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Life Science in the Midlands over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Life Science in the Midlands

Life Science
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Life Science within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 4 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East Midlands -2 22 - - 4
West Midlands +12 5 £62,500 -16.67% 14
Life Science
England

Life Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 2 (7.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 2 (7.41%) Adobe XD
1 2 (7.41%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 2 (7.41%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (3.70%) SAP ERP
2 1 (3.70%) SAP HR
2 1 (3.70%) SAP IBP
2 1 (3.70%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 2 (7.41%) Adobe Creative Cloud
1 2 (7.41%) Figma
Development Applications
1 2 (7.41%) Axure RP
General
1 22 (81.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 18 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 18 (66.67%) Pharmaceutical
3 7 (25.93%) Social Skills
4 4 (14.81%) Billing
4 4 (14.81%) Finance
4 4 (14.81%) Manufacturing
5 3 (11.11%) Law
6 2 (7.41%) Marketing
6 2 (7.41%) Multimedia
7 1 (3.70%) Legal
Job Titles
1 18 (66.67%) Analyst
1 18 (66.67%) Research Analyst
2 4 (14.81%) Associate Director
3 3 (11.11%) Senior
4 2 (7.41%) Designer
4 2 (7.41%) Digital Designer
4 2 (7.41%) Senior Designer
4 2 (7.41%) Senior Digital Designer
5 1 (3.70%) Product Owner
5 1 (3.70%) SAP Manager
5 1 (3.70%) Senior Manager
5 1 (3.70%) Senior Supply Chain Manager
5 1 (3.70%) Supply Chain Director
5 1 (3.70%) Supply Chain Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (11.11%) Product Ownership
2 2 (7.41%) Graphic Design
2 2 (7.41%) Photography
3 1 (3.70%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (66.67%) Acceptance Criteria
1 18 (66.67%) Chemistry
1 18 (66.67%) Validation
2 6 (22.22%) Business Development
3 4 (14.81%) Computer Science
4 3 (11.11%) Thought Leadership
5 2 (7.41%) Co-Creation
5 2 (7.41%) Customer Experience
5 2 (7.41%) Design Thinking
5 2 (7.41%) Innovative Thinking
5 2 (7.41%) Journey Map
5 2 (7.41%) Mobile First
5 2 (7.41%) Multichannel Marketing
5 2 (7.41%) Persona Development
5 2 (7.41%) Roadmaps
5 2 (7.41%) Storyboarding
5 2 (7.41%) User Journey Map
5 2 (7.41%) User Research
5 2 (7.41%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 2 (7.41%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 22 (81.48%) Degree
2 4 (14.81%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (66.67%) GLP
Vendors
1 3 (11.11%) SAP
2 2 (7.41%) Adobe