The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Genomics in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Genomics over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Genomics 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.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
9,944
13,250
19,897
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK
33.97%
30.42%
33.34%
Number of daily rates quoted
6,345
8,502
13,668
10th Percentile
£300
£263
£308
25th Percentile
£413
£413
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£538
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-2.33%
-2.27%
-
75th Percentile
£650
£660
£680
90th Percentile
£775
£788
£800
UK excluding London median daily rate
£496
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-0.80%
-
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
394
912
640
10th Percentile
£16.46
£12.25
£9.80
25th Percentile
£21.00
£15.17
£10.63
Median hourly rate
£32.05
£30.00
£22.49
Median % change year-on-year
+6.83%
+33.42%
-18.24%
75th Percentile
£63.75
£60.75
£65.00
90th Percentile
£82.99
£70.00
£75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate
£31.08
£28.25
£22.00
% change year-on-year
+10.02%
+28.41%
+9.64%
Genomics Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Genomics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Genomics Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Genomics.
Genomics Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Genomics over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Genomics Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Genomics.
Genomics Top 2 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Genomics within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
Genomics Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Genomics 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 with a requirement for Genomics.
Genomics Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
