Life Science Contracts in Oxfordshire

Life Sciences
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in contract job vacancies in Oxfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 22 30
Rank change year-on-year +10 +8 -
Contract jobs citing Life Science 9 5 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 8.57% 2.19% 0.80%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 24.32% 8.20% 2.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £413 £200
Median % change year-on-year - +106.25% -
South East median daily rate £625 £425 £515
% change year-on-year +47.06% -17.48% +3.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £55.00 -
South East median hourly rate £48.00 £42.00 £36.98
% change year-on-year +14.29% +13.57% -

All Generic Skills
Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 37 61 75
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 35.24% 26.75% 30.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 38 41
10th Percentile £250 £173 £200
25th Percentile £350 £253 £335
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £438 £475
Median % change year-on-year +25.71% -7.89% +11.76%
75th Percentile £688 £547 £563
90th Percentile £700 £623 £638
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £513
% change year-on-year - -2.44% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 12 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.08 £11.50 -
Median hourly rate £14.08 £48.75 £18.08
Median % change year-on-year -71.13% +169.63% -9.60%
75th Percentile £15.07 £65.00 £26.75
90th Percentile - - £28.60
South East median hourly rate £47.90 £47.19 £50.00
% change year-on-year +1.52% -5.63% +132.56%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Job postings citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Life Science in Oxfordshire

Life Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Life Science in Oxfordshire.

Daily rate trend for Life Science in Oxfordshire

Life Science
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Life Science within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Oxford +4 7 - - 5
Life Science
South East

Life Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

Business Applications
1 9 (100.00%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 8 (88.89%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (22.22%) Dynamics 365
General
1 9 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 9 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 8 (88.89%) Finance
3 7 (77.78%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (66.67%) SAP Manager
2 4 (44.44%) Project Manager
2 4 (44.44%) Project Manager - SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (44.44%) SAP Project Manager
3 3 (33.33%) Lead
4 2 (22.22%) Programme Manager
4 2 (22.22%) SAP Programme Manager
4 2 (22.22%) Technical Manager
4 2 (22.22%) Technical Project Manager
5 1 (11.11%) Finance Manager
Miscellaneous
1 9 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
2 3 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Asset Management
1 8 (88.89%) Migration
2 7 (77.78%) Agile
2 7 (77.78%) Critical Thinking
2 7 (77.78%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (77.78%) Stakeholder Management
2 7 (77.78%) Strategic Thinking
2 7 (77.78%) Time Management
3 6 (66.67%) Project Planning
4 5 (55.56%) Change Management
4 5 (55.56%) ERP
5 4 (44.44%) PRINCE2
5 4 (44.44%) Product Requirements
5 4 (44.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 3 (33.33%) Project Governance
7 2 (22.22%) Capacity Planning
7 2 (22.22%) Collaborative Working
7 2 (22.22%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 2 (22.22%) Project Delivery
7 2 (22.22%) Risk Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (44.44%) PMBOK
Vendors
1 9 (100.00%) SAP
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft