Life Science Contracts in the West Midlands

Life Sciences
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Life Science over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 111 139 161
Rank change year-on-year +28 +22 -43
Contract jobs citing Life Science 2 1 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.10% 0.041% 0.25%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.31% 0.13% 0.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 7
10th Percentile - - £154
25th Percentile - - £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £475
75th Percentile - - £500
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £525 £510 £500
% change year-on-year +2.94% +2.00% +9.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £32.50 £42.50 -
Median hourly rate £35.00 £45.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% - -
75th Percentile £37.50 £47.50 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £41.50 £62.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -33.60% +4.17% +36.36%

All Generic Skills
West Midlands

Life Science is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 641 779 1,029
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 33.39% 31.97% 28.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 408 534 739
10th Percentile £296 £227 £250
25th Percentile £363 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +13.10%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £575
90th Percentile £750 £700 £688
England median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 20 26
10th Percentile £10.42 £17.36 £12.00
25th Percentile £14.71 £17.72 £12.67
Median hourly rate £22.50 £23.25 £15.68
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% +48.28% -6.78%
75th Percentile £40.25 £51.19 £17.70
90th Percentile £58.75 £61.50 £19.38
England median hourly rate £28.50 £22.49 £26.50
% change year-on-year +26.75% -15.15% +2.91%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Life Science in the West Midlands

Life Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Life Science in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Life Science in the West Midlands

Life Science
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Life Science in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Life Science in the West Midlands

Life Science
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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
Warwickshire - 2 - -
Life Science
England

Life Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 2 (100.00%) Revit
2 1 (50.00%) AutoCAD
2 1 (50.00%) MicroStation
General
1 1 (50.00%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
2 1 (50.00%) Architect
2 1 (50.00%) Senior Architect
2 1 (50.00%) Senior Technician
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) 3D Modelling
1 1 (50.00%) CAD
1 1 (50.00%) Information Management
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) HNC
1 1 (50.00%) RIBA
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared