Life Sciences
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in contract job vacancies in Cambridge. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 26 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | +4 | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing Life Science | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge | 5.26% | 3.09% | 1.36% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 12.50% | 7.79% | 3.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £466 |
| 25th Percentile | £379 | £450 | £472 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £500 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.50% | -2.44% | -12.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £520 | £560 | £544 |
| 90th Percentile | £538 | £614 | £578 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £488 | £525 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +7.69% | -15.22% |
All Generic Skills
Cambridge
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 Cambridge.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 48 | 77 | 122 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge | 42.11% | 39.69% | 41.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 33 | 48 | 81 |
| 10th Percentile | £326 | £235 | £150 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £354 | £275 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £496 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.76% | +7.30% | -2.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £550 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £641 | £588 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £438 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.89% | +5.56% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.40 | £22.04 | £27.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.10 | £25.00 | £42.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.50 | £60.00 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.83% | +14.29% | -38.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £66.25 | £55.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.50 | - | £57.25 |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £23.00 | £55.00 | £39.31 |
| % change year-on-year | -58.18% | +39.93% | +171.07% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Life Science in Cambridge.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridge
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Life Science in Cambridge over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Life Science in Cambridge.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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: