Biotechnology Jobs in Scotland

Biotechnology (Biotech)
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Biotechnology skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Biotechnology over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 273 208 210
Rank change year-on-year -65 +2 -39
Permanent jobs citing Biotechnology 9 14 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.13% 0.30% 0.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 0.31% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 4 4 0
10th Percentile - £46,125 -
25th Percentile - £53,438 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £62,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -28.00% - -
75th Percentile £48,750 £67,500 -
90th Percentile £55,500 - -
UK median annual salary £56,250 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.27% -8.33% -14.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Biotechnology is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,240 4,462 5,199
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 92.93% 94.23% 91.11%
Number of salaries quoted 2,423 2,247 2,772
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,392 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £58,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.48% +10.48% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%

Biotechnology
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Biotechnology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Biotechnology in Scotland

Biotechnology
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Biotechnology in Scotland.

Salary trend for Biotechnology in Scotland

Biotechnology
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Biotechnology in Scotland over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Biotechnology in Scotland

Biotechnology
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Biotechnology within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 26 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
Stirling - 4 - -
Lanarkshire - 3 £45,000 - 1
Glasgow -110 1 £60,000 -4.00%
Edinburgh - 1 - -
Biotechnology
UK

Biotechnology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 4 (44.44%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) AWS
General
1 5 (55.56%) Pharmaceutical
2 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Coordinator
1 4 (44.44%) Data Coordinator
2 3 (33.33%) Computer Systems Validation Specialist
2 3 (33.33%) Validation Specialist
3 1 (11.11%) Applications Specialist
3 1 (11.11%) Data Scientist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) NumPy
1 1 (11.11%) Pandas
1 1 (11.11%) PyTorch
1 1 (11.11%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 6 (66.67%) Life Science
2 4 (44.44%) Onboarding
3 1 (11.11%) Algorithms
3 1 (11.11%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Data Management
1 4 (44.44%) Mathematics
2 3 (33.33%) Validation
3 1 (11.11%) Agile
3 1 (11.11%) Analytics
3 1 (11.11%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (11.11%) Biomedicine
3 1 (11.11%) Chemistry
3 1 (11.11%) Data Interpretation
3 1 (11.11%) Data Science
3 1 (11.11%) Machine Learning
3 1 (11.11%) Statistical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) Python
1 1 (11.11%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (11.11%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) GLP
1 1 (11.11%) GMP
1 1 (11.11%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft