Life Science Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Life Sciences
South East > Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in contract job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 12 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Life Science 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 0.57% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.16% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £431 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 - -
75th Percentile £494 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £600 £511 £425
% change year-on-year +17.42% +20.24% -17.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £33.70 - -
Median hourly rate £38.72 - -
75th Percentile £43.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £38.72 £52.25 £42.00
% change year-on-year -25.89% +24.40% +140.00%

All Generic Skills
Buckinghamshire

Life Science falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Buckinghamshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 231 83 132
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 26.55% 28.92% 29.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 182 51 95
10th Percentile £390 £274 £196
25th Percentile £456 £363 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £500 £484
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% +3.31% -5.56%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £575
90th Percentile £650 £650 £628
South East median daily rate £510 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +2.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 14 13
10th Percentile - £13.25 £17.64
25th Percentile - £15.13 £22.50
Median hourly rate £17.50 £15.25 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.75% -39.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £43.75 £24.50 £28.75
90th Percentile - £44.98 -
South East median hourly rate £60.00 £33.89 £56.58
% change year-on-year +77.07% -40.11% +13.15%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Life Science relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.

Life Science job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Life Science
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Life Science.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Life Science

Life Science
Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Life Science.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Life Science

Life Science
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Life Science within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 12 July 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Milton Keynes - 2 - - 1
Marlow - 1 - - 2
Life Science
South East

Life Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (40.00%) Adobe Experience Manager
1 2 (40.00%) FactoryTalk
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) Firewall
1 2 (40.00%) TCP/IP
1 2 (40.00%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Data Lake
General
1 3 (60.00%) Pharmaceutical
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Architect
1 2 (40.00%) Automation Specialist
2 1 (20.00%) Data Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) OSGi
1 1 (20.00%) PySpark
1 1 (20.00%) React
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Data Protection Act
1 2 (40.00%) Operational Technology
1 2 (40.00%) SCADA
2 1 (20.00%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) Windows
1 2 (40.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Biotechnology
1 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (40.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (40.00%) Infrastructure Automation
1 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (40.00%) SDLC
1 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (40.00%) Validation
2 1 (20.00%) AI
2 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) Dashboard Development
2 1 (20.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (20.00%) Data Pipeline
2 1 (20.00%) Data Visualisation
2 1 (20.00%) DevOps
2 1 (20.00%) Refactoring
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (20.00%) Storytelling
2 1 (20.00%) User Experience
2 1 (20.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) PowerShell
2 1 (20.00%) Java
2 1 (20.00%) SQL
2 1 (20.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 2 (40.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (40.00%) GxP
2 1 (20.00%) QA
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Adobe
1 2 (40.00%) Rockwell
1 2 (40.00%) VMware