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The table below looks at the demand for Life Sciences skills within the Surrey 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 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Life Sciences
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank217243
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching permanent IT job ads2222
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.009 %
As % of the category below1.441 %1.201 %
Salaries quoted721
Average minimum salary£36,857£28,810
Average salary£38,429£32,095
% change on same period last year+19.73 %
Average maximum salary£40,000£35,381
UK excluding London average salary£34,711£35,923
% change on same period last year-3.37 %
Surrey IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Surrey
Matching permanent IT job ads15271832
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.841 %0.777 %
Salaries quoted12451519
Average minimum salary£34,041£37,094
Average salary£37,207£40,568
% change on same period last year-8.28 %
Average maximum salary£40,374£44,042
UK excluding London average salary£37,764£39,096
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
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 Surrey region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Surrey 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 Surrey region.

Surrey Life Science Salary Trend

Life Science
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Life Science across the Surrey region over the 3 months to 4 September 2008.

Surrey 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 Surrey region over the 3 months to 4 September 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
GuildfordNew entry-5£31,800-
Life Science South EastLife Science
South East

Life Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT jobs across the Surrey 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.

121 (65.63 %)Chemistry
220 (62.50 %)ISEB
220 (62.50 %)Pharmaceutical
318 (56.25 %)Biology
318 (56.25 %)Software Testing
416 (50.00 %)PhD
514 (43.75 %)Oracle
612 (37.50 %)SQL
711 (34.38 %)Test Management
711 (34.38 %)Test Scripting
89 (28.13 %)Degree
98 (25.00 %)Mathematics
98 (25.00 %)MS Excel
98 (25.00 %)Construction
107 (21.88 %)Project Planning
116 (18.75 %)Data Management
125 (15.63 %)C#
134 (12.50 %)QuickTest Pro
134 (12.50 %)Physics
143 (9.375 %)TickIT
143 (9.375 %)Manual Testing
143 (9.375 %)C++
143 (9.375 %)Java
143 (9.375 %)OO
143 (9.375 %).NET
143 (9.375 %)SOA
143 (9.375 %)ISO9001
143 (9.375 %)RDBMS
152 (6.250 %)SQL Server
152 (6.250 %)WebServices

Life Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT jobs across the Surrey 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.

Surrey IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (9.375 %).NET
22 (6.250 %)WebServices
22 (6.250 %)WCF
31 (3.125 %)WinForms
Surrey IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (25.00 %)MS Excel
Surrey IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (9.375 %)RDBMS
22 (6.250 %)SQL Server
Surrey IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (12.50 %)QuickTest Pro
Surrey IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (62.50 %)Pharmaceutical
28 (25.00 %)Construction
31 (3.125 %)Insurance
Surrey IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (81.25 %)Tester
221 (65.63 %)Software Tester
35 (15.63 %)Developer
43 (9.375 %)Software Developer
43 (9.375 %)Manual Tester
52 (6.250 %)C# Developer
52 (6.250 %)Senior Tester
61 (3.125 %)Enterprise Architect
61 (3.125 %)C# Application Developer
61 (3.125 %)Architect
61 (3.125 %)Applications Developer
Surrey IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (65.63 %)Chemistry
218 (56.25 %)Biology
38 (25.00 %)Mathematics
44 (12.50 %)Physics
52 (6.250 %)Computer Science
Surrey IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (3.125 %)Windows
Surrey IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (56.25 %)Software Testing
211 (34.38 %)Test Management
211 (34.38 %)Test Scripting
37 (21.88 %)Project Planning
46 (18.75 %)Data Management
53 (9.375 %)OO
53 (9.375 %)SOA
53 (9.375 %)Manual Testing
61 (3.125 %)V-Model
61 (3.125 %)Zachman Framework
61 (3.125 %)TOGAF
61 (3.125 %)PRINCE2
61 (3.125 %)Enterprise Architecture
61 (3.125 %)IT Governance
Surrey IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (37.50 %)SQL
25 (15.63 %)C#
33 (9.375 %)C++
33 (9.375 %)Java
41 (3.125 %)PL/SQL
Surrey IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (62.50 %)ISEB
216 (50.00 %)PhD
39 (28.13 %)Degree
Surrey IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (9.375 %)ISO9001
13 (9.375 %)TickIT
Surrey IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (43.75 %)Oracle