The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in contract job vacancies in West London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 4 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
28
36
54
Rank change year-on-year
+8
+18
+1
Contract jobs citing Life Science
1
9
10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West London
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 West London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
70
134
242
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West London
34.31%
37.02%
42.38%
Number of daily rates quoted
52
95
178
10th Percentile
£172
£213
£340
25th Percentile
£246
£250
£426
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£450
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-11.11%
-18.18%
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£481
£563
£600
90th Percentile
£600
£627
£700
London median daily rate
£575
£575
£600
% change year-on-year
-
-4.17%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
14
21
10th Percentile
-
-
£30.00
25th Percentile
£20.45
£16.25
£55.00
Median hourly rate
£22.27
£26.98
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
-17.46%
-58.49%
+83.59%
75th Percentile
£35.89
£35.17
£75.00
90th Percentile
£53.10
£51.58
£90.00
London median hourly rate
£35.45
£26.00
£35.00
% change year-on-year
+36.33%
-25.71%
-20.05%
Life Science Job Vacancy Trend in West London
Job postings citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West London.
Life Science Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Life Science in West London.
Life Science Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in West London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Life Science in West London.
Life Science Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West London
For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Life Science 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 West London region with a requirement for Life Science.
Life Science Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West London 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:
