Biotechnology Contracts in London

Biotechnology (Biotech)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring Biotechnology skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Biotechnology over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 350 386 482
Rank change year-on-year +36 +96 +107
Contract jobs citing Biotechnology 3 9 15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.024% 0.051% 0.056%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.026% 0.057% 0.061%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 6 6
10th Percentile - £400 -
25th Percentile - £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -
75th Percentile - £589 £622
90th Percentile - £628 £625
England median daily rate £513 £500 £375
% change year-on-year +2.50% +33.33% -25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £36.25 £61.25
Median hourly rate - £37.50 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year - -40.00% -
75th Percentile - £38.75 £63.75
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate - £39.50 £62.50
% change year-on-year - -36.80% +27.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Biotechnology falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,594 15,775 24,564
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.13% 88.57% 91.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,860 11,304 17,662
10th Percentile £350 £338 £375
25th Percentile £438 £450 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £590
Median % change year-on-year - -6.78% +2.61%
75th Percentile £688 £675 £700
90th Percentile £813 £800 £800
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 165 326 275
10th Percentile £16.10 £16.00 £18.63
25th Percentile £22.66 £20.00 £22.57
Median hourly rate £32.00 £28.50 £39.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.28% -26.92% +8.33%
75th Percentile £50.75 £46.77 £63.22
90th Percentile £63.75 £65.88 £77.30
England median hourly rate £29.15 £35.96 £37.50
% change year-on-year -18.93% -4.12% +53.06%

Biotechnology
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Biotechnology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Biotechnology in London

Biotechnology
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Biotechnology in London.

Daily rate trend for Biotechnology in London

Biotechnology
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Biotechnology in London.

Hourly rate trend for Biotechnology in London

Biotechnology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) MongoDB
1 2 (66.67%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (66.67%) Redis
General
1 2 (66.67%) Retail
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Legal
2 1 (33.33%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Developer
1 2 (66.67%) Lead
1 2 (66.67%) Lead Developer
1 2 (66.67%) Lead Python Developer
1 2 (66.67%) Python Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) Kafka
1 2 (66.67%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Life Science
1 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
1 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) API Development
2 2 (66.67%) Code Quality
2 2 (66.67%) Data Integration
2 2 (66.67%) Software Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
3 1 (33.33%) Process Management
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree