The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Life Science over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
6 months to 24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
95
110
136
Rank change year-on-year
+15
+26
-41
Contract jobs citing Life Science
4
5
7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
Life Science is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for generic IT skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
416
641
927
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
27.19%
33.67%
36.10%
Number of daily rates quoted
286
445
756
10th Percentile
£300
£320
£226
25th Percentile
£409
£413
£381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£513
£478
Median % change year-on-year
-2.44%
+7.33%
+6.11%
75th Percentile
£582
£638
£588
90th Percentile
£725
£688
£675
North West median daily rate
£500
£500
£469
% change year-on-year
-
+6.67%
+22.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted
30
33
33
10th Percentile
£12.98
£16.85
£11.36
25th Percentile
£15.61
£21.25
£11.75
Median hourly rate
£25.25
£35.00
£14.50
Median % change year-on-year
-27.86%
+141.38%
-19.44%
75th Percentile
£36.81
£66.00
£19.00
90th Percentile
£58.64
£70.00
£22.82
North West median hourly rate
£25.25
£31.49
£18.50
% change year-on-year
-19.82%
+70.22%
+3.35%
Life Science Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Life Science Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Life Science in Manchester.
Life Science Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Life Science in Manchester.
Life Science Hourly Rate Histogram in Manchester
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Life Science in Manchester over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
Life Science Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, 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 Manchester region with a requirement for Life Science.
Life Science Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:
