Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) England> Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term LIMS in contract job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited LIMS over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
110
131
154
Rank change year-on-year
+21
+23
+39
Contract jobs citing LIMS
1
2
13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands
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 the Midlands.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
580
857
1,116
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands
30.30%
31.08%
32.42%
Number of daily rates quoted
385
557
737
10th Percentile
£200
£220
£237
25th Percentile
£375
£350
£373
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£500
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-
+5.26%
-
75th Percentile
£594
£611
£600
90th Percentile
£662
£750
£700
England median daily rate
£548
£550
£575
% change year-on-year
-0.36%
-4.35%
+4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted
35
62
41
10th Percentile
-
£10.47
£16.70
25th Percentile
£13.81
£13.93
£18.13
Median hourly rate
£18.13
£19.50
£22.50
Median % change year-on-year
-7.03%
-13.33%
+36.36%
75th Percentile
£30.34
£28.88
£53.75
90th Percentile
£33.91
£58.75
£65.00
England median hourly rate
£33.00
£30.16
£22.50
% change year-on-year
+9.42%
+34.04%
-16.67%
LIMS Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Job postings citing LIMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
LIMS Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing LIMS in the Midlands.
LIMS Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing LIMS 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 Midlands region with a requirement for LIMS.
LIMS Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:
