Life Science Contract Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Life Sciences
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in contract job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Life Science 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Tyne and Wear 0.15% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.59% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £219 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £238 - -
75th Percentile £256 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median daily rate £238 - -

All Generic Skills
Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 170 68 59
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 26.03% 29.57% 30.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 40 31
10th Percentile £159 £183 £315
25th Percentile £313 £363 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +5.26% -16.30%
75th Percentile £475 £578 £555
90th Percentile £580 £641 £650
North East median daily rate £425 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -15.00% +5.26% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 3 1
10th Percentile - £14.69 -
25th Percentile £43.96 £16.67 £18.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £19.97 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +225.49% +5.11% -41.09%
75th Percentile £70.00 £35.99 £20.00
90th Percentile - £45.59 -
North East median hourly rate £65.00 £33.08 £11.44
% change year-on-year +96.52% +189.12% -64.53%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Life Science relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

Life Science job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Life Science
Hourly Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Life Science.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Life Science

Life Science
Contract Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 21 July 2026. 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
Sunderland - 1 £238 - 1
Life Science
North East

Life Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum Master
1 1 (100.00%) ScrumMaster Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree