Life Sciences
East Midlands > Derbyshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in contract job vacancies in Derbyshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 19 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 25 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Life Science | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Derbyshire | 0.53% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.92% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| East Midlands median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Derbyshire
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 Derbyshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 52 | 18 | 50 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derbyshire | 27.66% | 20.22% | 28.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 13 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £297 | £140 | £145 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £150 | £188 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £444 | £500 | £248 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.25% | +102.02% | -45.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £691 | £550 | £450 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £680 | £588 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £425 | £450 | £405 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.56% | +11.11% | -6.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £8.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.87 | - | £12.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -79.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.29 | - | £16.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £26.50 | - | - |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | £22.81 | £13.81 | £14.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +65.17% | -1.36% | -35.39% |
Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Derbyshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Life Science relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Derbyshire.
Life Science
Contract Job Locations in Derbyshire
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 Derbyshire region over the 6 months to 19 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Life Science East Midlands |
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Life Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derbyshire 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:
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