Life Science Jobs in the Thames Valley

Life Sciences
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Life Science over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 204 176 196
Rank change year-on-year -28 +20 -64
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 45 81 78
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.67% 1.34% 1.12%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.04% 3.25% 2.84%
Number of salaries quoted 20 11 6
10th Percentile £28,498 £27,954 £34,990
25th Percentile £35,327 £33,808 £41,555
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £38,049 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year +5.13% -40.32% +51.94%
75th Percentile £55,109 £59,375 £75,000
90th Percentile £55,223 £65,000 £83,750
South East median annual salary £40,000 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -23.81% +16.67% +7.25%

All Generic Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,211 2,493 2,743
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 33.12% 41.39% 39.30%
Number of salaries quoted 1,485 1,173 1,456
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,750 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £61,000 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £87,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £49,000 £55,690 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.25% +4.76%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Life Science in the Thames Valley

Life Science
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Salary trend for Life Science in the Thames Valley

Life Science
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Life Science in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Life Science in the Thames Valley

Life Science
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Life Science within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 7 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
Oxfordshire +18 26 £40,000 +5.89% 14
Buckinghamshire - 17 - - 4
Berkshire -25 2 £50,000 -23.08% 12
Life Science
South East

Life Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 7 (15.56%) SAS
2 6 (13.33%) OpenStack
Applications
1 11 (24.44%) Microsoft Excel
1 11 (24.44%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (4.44%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 6 (13.33%) AWS
1 6 (13.33%) Azure
1 6 (13.33%) GitHub
1 6 (13.33%) IaaS
2 1 (2.22%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (15.56%) Relational Database
General
1 24 (53.33%) Pharmaceutical
2 11 (24.44%) Finance
3 7 (15.56%) Military
4 5 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
4 5 (11.11%) Social Skills
5 3 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (6.67%) Manufacturing
6 2 (4.44%) Law
6 2 (4.44%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 12 (26.67%) Business Development Manager
1 12 (26.67%) Business Manager
1 12 (26.67%) Development Manager
2 11 (24.44%) Senior
3 10 (22.22%) Software Engineer
4 7 (15.56%) Senior Manager
5 6 (13.33%) Analyst
5 6 (13.33%) Development Engineer
5 6 (13.33%) Software Development Engineer
5 6 (13.33%) Test Development Engineer
6 4 (8.89%) IT Analyst
6 4 (8.89%) IT Support
6 4 (8.89%) IT Support Analyst
6 4 (8.89%) Support Analyst
7 3 (6.67%) QA Officer
8 2 (4.44%) Associate Director
8 2 (4.44%) Project Analyst
8 2 (4.44%) Project Planner
8 2 (4.44%) User Experience Researcher
9 1 (2.22%) QA Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (15.56%) XML
2 4 (8.89%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 24 (53.33%) Biopharmaceutical
2 7 (15.56%) Data Structures
3 6 (13.33%) Management Information System
4 4 (8.89%) Device Driver
5 2 (4.44%) Driving Licence
5 2 (4.44%) Pharmacovigilance
Operating Systems
1 6 (13.33%) Linux
2 4 (8.89%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (37.78%) Problem-Solving
2 15 (33.33%) Biotechnology
3 14 (31.11%) Analytics
4 13 (28.89%) Coaching
4 13 (28.89%) Data Analysis
5 12 (26.67%) Business Development
5 12 (26.67%) Software Engineering
6 11 (24.44%) Software Testing
7 10 (22.22%) Business Analysis
7 10 (22.22%) Business Case
7 10 (22.22%) Competitive Intelligence
7 10 (22.22%) Data Analytics
7 10 (22.22%) Due Diligence
7 10 (22.22%) Market Research
7 10 (22.22%) Open Source
7 10 (22.22%) Technical Leadership
8 9 (20.00%) Mathematics
9 8 (17.78%) Data Science
10 7 (15.56%) Decision-Making
10 7 (15.56%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 11 (24.44%) Python
2 6 (13.33%) Bash
2 6 (13.33%) Ruby
3 5 (11.11%) C++
4 4 (8.89%) Java
Qualifications
1 34 (75.56%) Degree
2 10 (22.22%) CFA
2 10 (22.22%) CIMA
2 10 (22.22%) Master's Degree
2 10 (22.22%) MBA
2 10 (22.22%) PhD
3 7 (15.56%) Numerate Degree
4 4 (8.89%) Security Cleared
5 2 (4.44%) PMI Certification
5 2 (4.44%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (17.78%) QA
2 7 (15.56%) CDISC
3 6 (13.33%) Accessibility
4 3 (6.67%) GMP
5 1 (2.22%) Good Clinical Practice
Vendors
1 7 (15.56%) Microsoft
2 6 (13.33%) iManage
3 2 (4.44%) IONA