Biotechnology Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Biotechnology (Biotech)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Biotechnology skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 113 124 141
Rank change year-on-year +11 +17 +44
Contract jobs citing Biotechnology 3 1 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.18% 0.045% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.20% 0.053% 0.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - £262
25th Percentile £515 - £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 - £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.38%
75th Percentile £545 - £650
90th Percentile - - £710
South East median daily rate £530 - £250
% change year-on-year - - -61.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £80.00 -
South East median hourly rate £16.00 £80.00 -
% change year-on-year -80.00% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,526 1,904 2,525
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 91.32% 84.92% 90.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 917 1,088 1,704
10th Percentile £293 £266 £300
25th Percentile £400 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £524
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -2.24% +4.85%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £625
90th Percentile £675 £688 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £515 £520
% change year-on-year -2.91% -0.87% +3.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 103 97 84
10th Percentile £14.20 £14.50 £16.30
25th Percentile £15.12 £26.03 £24.88
Median hourly rate £24.00 £58.30 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -58.83% +16.60% +163.16%
75th Percentile £38.42 £70.18 £66.00
90th Percentile £76.30 £86.63 £74.94
South East median hourly rate £22.75 £57.35 £51.42
% change year-on-year -60.33% +11.53% +85.43%

Biotechnology
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Biotechnology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Biotechnology in the Thames Valley

Biotechnology
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Biotechnology.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Biotechnology

Biotechnology
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Biotechnology.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Biotechnology

Biotechnology
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Biotechnology within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 29 August 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
Berkshire +10 2 £530 - 8
Oxfordshire - 1 - - 1
Biotechnology
South East

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) German Language
2 2 (66.67%) Legal
2 2 (66.67%) Manufacturing
2 2 (66.67%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Lead
1 2 (66.67%) Project Leader
2 1 (33.33%) 1st/2nd Line Support
2 1 (33.33%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) 2nd Line Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) 2nd Line Support
2 1 (33.33%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) IT Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) IT Support
2 1 (33.33%) IT Support Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Support Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Contract Management
1 2 (66.67%) Matrix Organization
1 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) PMI Certification
1 2 (66.67%) PMP