Molecular Biology Contracts

Molecular Biology
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Molecular Biology in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Molecular Biology over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 521 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Molecular Biology 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.017% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.050% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

All Generic Skills
UK

Molecular Biology 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 9,948 13,193 19,787
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.95% 30.39% 33.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,351 8,470 13,586
10th Percentile £300 £263 £306
25th Percentile £413 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £651 £659 £680
90th Percentile £775 £793 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £493 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.50% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 401 911 639
10th Percentile £16.67 £12.25 £9.80
25th Percentile £21.00 £15.17 £10.63
Median hourly rate £32.05 £30.16 £22.49
Median % change year-on-year +6.27% +34.13% -18.24%
75th Percentile £63.75 £61.30 £64.50
90th Percentile £82.50 £70.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.78 £28.38 £22.00
% change year-on-year +8.48% +28.98% +10.00%

Molecular Biology
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Molecular Biology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Molecular Biology in the UK

Molecular Biology
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Molecular Biology.

Daily rate trend for Molecular Biology in the UK

Molecular Biology
Top 4 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Molecular Biology within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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
Live
Jobs
England - 5 - - 21
East of England - 4 - - 3
UK excluding London - 4 - - 13
London - 1 - - 8

Molecular Biology
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:

Applications
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 4 (80.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 4 (80.00%) Organisational Skills
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) IT Support
1 4 (80.00%) Support Officer
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) LIMS
1 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Biology
1 5 (100.00%) Project Management
2 4 (80.00%) Biomedicine
2 4 (80.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 4 (80.00%) Collaborative Working
2 4 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (80.00%) Data Management
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) DevOps
3 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (20.00%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft