The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Swindon requiring Biotechnology skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Biotechnology over the 6 months leading up to 6 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Biotechnology falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Swindon.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
101
105
161
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Swindon
88.60%
80.15%
84.29%
Number of daily rates quoted
60
63
115
10th Percentile
£212
£305
£382
25th Percentile
£308
£375
£500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£475
£575
Median % change year-on-year
-
-17.39%
+12.03%
75th Percentile
£578
£550
£675
90th Percentile
£639
£638
£698
Wiltshire median daily rate
£575
£550
£550
% change year-on-year
+4.55%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
2
0
Median hourly rate
-
£20.25
-
Wiltshire median hourly rate
£22.25
£12.79
£65.00
% change year-on-year
+73.96%
-80.32%
+18.18%
Biotechnology Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon
Job postings citing Biotechnology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Swindon.
Biotechnology Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swindon
For the 6 months to 6 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Biotechnology 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 Swindon region with a requirement for Biotechnology.
Biotechnology Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swindon 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: