Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
England > London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term LIMS in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited LIMS over the 6 months leading up to 1 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 363 | 377 | 454 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +14 | +77 | +143 |
| Contract jobs citing LIMS | 6 | 14 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 0.045% | 0.086% | 0.009% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.12% | 0.26% | 0.025% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £484 | £468 | £625 |
| 25th Percentile | £486 | £475 | £663 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £560 | £500 | £725 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.00% | -31.03% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £628 | £525 | £788 |
| 90th Percentile | £634 | £533 | £825 |
| England median daily rate | £523 | £525 | £323 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.48% | +62.79% | -28.33% |
All Generic Skills
London
LIMS 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 London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 5,090 | 5,466 | 7,993 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London | 38.02% | 33.65% | 35.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,336 | 3,709 | 5,812 |
| 10th Percentile | £333 | £335 | £356 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £456 | £485 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £572 | £575 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.48% | -4.17% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £706 | £750 | £732 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £863 | £835 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 120 | 78 | 80 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.84 | £17.25 | £17.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.21 | £22.45 | £21.87 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.25 | £32.06 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.00% | -8.40% | +19.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £46.15 | £53.75 | £55.31 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.06 | £71.25 | £76.38 |
| England median hourly rate | £32.71 | £52.50 | £45.41 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.70% | +15.61% | +74.65% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing LIMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
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Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing LIMS.
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Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing LIMS in London over the 6 months to 1 September 2025.
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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: