The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in contract job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 4 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 4 Jul 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
123
121
171
Rank change year-on-year
-2
+50
+26
Contract jobs citing Life Science
1
4
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
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 the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
639
675
1,173
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
35.26%
31.60%
33.59%
Number of daily rates quoted
417
444
788
10th Percentile
£354
£290
£348
25th Percentile
£475
£431
£500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£600
£575
£625
Median % change year-on-year
+4.35%
-8.00%
+6.84%
75th Percentile
£711
£700
£750
90th Percentile
£800
£846
£863
Central London median daily rate
£600
£575
£615
% change year-on-year
+4.35%
-6.50%
+6.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted
8
7
14
10th Percentile
£16.90
£12.75
£17.69
25th Percentile
£20.77
£14.38
£35.00
Median hourly rate
£32.50
£23.00
£52.25
Median % change year-on-year
+41.30%
-55.98%
+12.37%
75th Percentile
£71.37
£27.00
£87.16
90th Percentile
£92.13
£36.30
£88.30
Central London median hourly rate
£29.07
£23.40
£39.83
% change year-on-year
+24.23%
-41.25%
-14.34%
Life Science Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Life Science Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Life Science in the City of London.
Life Science Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Life Science in the City of London.
Life Science Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 4 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Life Science also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for Life Science.
Life Science Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:
