The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in contract job vacancies in Luton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Luton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
77
35
19
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton
46.11%
30.97%
22.09%
Number of daily rates quoted
39
20
9
10th Percentile
£159
£463
£317
25th Percentile
£456
£500
£320
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£580
£555
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+4.50%
+23.33%
-10.00%
75th Percentile
£644
£625
£519
90th Percentile
£660
£650
£566
Bedfordshire median daily rate
£575
£550
£450
% change year-on-year
+4.55%
+22.22%
-10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
17
3
1
10th Percentile
£64.00
£63.75
-
25th Percentile
£67.50
£67.50
-
Median hourly rate
£85.00
£77.50
£55.00
Median % change year-on-year
+9.68%
+40.91%
+214.29%
75th Percentile
£88.00
£80.63
-
90th Percentile
£91.00
£81.00
-
Bedfordshire median hourly rate
£80.00
£62.50
£55.00
% change year-on-year
+28.00%
+13.64%
+214.29%
Life Science Job Vacancy Trend in Luton
Job postings citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Luton.
Life Science Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Luton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Life Science in Luton.
Life Science Daily Rate Histogram in Luton
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Life Science in Luton over the 6 months to 12 August 2025.
Life Science Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Luton
For the 6 months to 12 August 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 Luton region with a requirement for Life Science.
Life Science Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Luton 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:
