The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in contract job vacancies in Suffolk. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 31 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
31 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
21 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Life Science |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Suffolk |
0.72% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
2.56% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£425 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£438 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| East of England median daily rate |
£348 |
£650 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-46.54% |
+23.81% |
+10.53% |
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 Suffolk.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
39 |
39 |
24 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Suffolk |
28.06% |
48.75% |
30.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
25 |
24 |
15 |
| 10th Percentile |
£201 |
£207 |
£105 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£225 |
£115 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£358 |
£250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+46.85% |
+43.00% |
-63.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£516 |
£519 |
| 90th Percentile |
£750 |
£689 |
£565 |
| East of England median daily rate |
£450 |
£500 |
£488 |
| % change year-on-year |
-10.00% |
+2.56% |
+8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
5 |
0 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.16 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£19.00 |
- |
£11.25 |
| Median hourly rate |
£21.00 |
- |
£14.13 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-11.72% |
| 75th Percentile |
£23.00 |
- |
£23.31 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£34.68 |
| East of England median hourly rate |
£22.50 |
£67.50 |
£55.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-66.67% |
+22.73% |
-15.38% |
Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Life Science relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Suffolk.
Life Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
