Life Sciences
Cheshire > Macclesfield
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in contract job vacancies in Macclesfield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 6 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 13 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -5 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Life Science | 0 | 5 | 29 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Macclesfield | - | 8.47% | 23.20% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 21.74% | 53.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £450 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £581 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £638 | £550 |
| Cheshire median daily rate | - | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.76% | +10.53% |
All Generic Skills
Macclesfield
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 Macclesfield.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 3 | 23 | 54 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Macclesfield | 10.71% | 38.98% | 43.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 13 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £450 | £503 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £486 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £545 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.50% | +3.81% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £550 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £685 | £550 |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £447 | £473 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.40% | -10.00% | +12.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £22.09 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +24.66% | - |
| Cheshire median hourly rate | £16.00 | £29.23 | £36.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -45.26% | -19.92% | +57.67% |
Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Macclesfield
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Life Science relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Macclesfield.
Life Science
Daily Rate Trend in Macclesfield
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Macclesfield citing Life Science.
