Life Science Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Life Sciences
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in remote or hybrid contract work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 257 291 426
Rank change year-on-year +34 +135 +95
Contract jobs citing Life Science 47 54 51
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.47% 0.35% 0.20%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.44% 1.23% 0.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 30 12
10th Percentile £450 £413 £463
25th Percentile £487 £478 £498
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £524 £525 £520
Median % change year-on-year -0.24% +0.96% +4.00%
75th Percentile £634 £559 £563
90th Percentile £685 £1,388 £676
UK median daily rate £575 £525 £488
% change year-on-year +9.52% +7.69% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 12 0
10th Percentile £32.05 £32.50 -
25th Percentile £38.95 £35.31 -
Median hourly rate £53.50 £57.83 -
Median % change year-on-year -7.49% - -
75th Percentile £69.58 £62.00 -
90th Percentile £87.05 - -
UK median hourly rate £53.50 £42.50 £62.50
% change year-on-year +25.88% -32.00% -

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,272 4,408 8,138
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 33.03% 28.73% 31.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,222 2,974 5,725
10th Percentile £350 £325 £363
25th Percentile £425 £431 £454
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.91% - +2.33%
75th Percentile £680 £675 £688
90th Percentile £825 £800 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 76 199 151
10th Percentile £18.75 £15.48 £19.00
25th Percentile £26.25 £25.50 £31.38
Median hourly rate £41.75 £51.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.14% -11.30% +29.21%
75th Percentile £64.57 £65.02 £70.00
90th Percentile £78.13 £72.50 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £32.05 £30.00 £22.49
% change year-on-year +6.83% +33.42% -18.24%

Life Science
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Life Science trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Life Science
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Life Science.

Life Science daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Life Science
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Life Science over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Life Science daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Life Science
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Life Science.

Life Science hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Life Science
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Life Science over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Life Science hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Life Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (6.38%) CMS
2 2 (4.26%) SharePoint
3 1 (2.13%) Apache
3 1 (2.13%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (2.13%) Apache Spark
3 1 (2.13%) Confluence
3 1 (2.13%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (4.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.13%) AutoCAD
2 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (2.13%) PTC Creo
2 1 (2.13%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 18 (38.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (12.77%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 3 (6.38%) SAP PP
4 2 (4.26%) SAP LE
4 2 (4.26%) SAP MM
5 1 (2.13%) SAP CO
5 1 (2.13%) SAP EHS
5 1 (2.13%) SAP ERP
5 1 (2.13%) SAP FI
5 1 (2.13%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (2.13%) SAP PLM
Cloud Services
1 7 (14.89%) AWS
2 3 (6.38%) Azure
2 3 (6.38%) GCP
2 3 (6.38%) Power Platform
3 1 (2.13%) Cloud Composer
3 1 (2.13%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (2.13%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (2.13%) GitHub
3 1 (2.13%) Smartsheet
3 1 (2.13%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.38%) Firewall
2 2 (4.26%) Cisco ISE
3 1 (2.13%) LAN
3 1 (2.13%) Network Security
3 1 (2.13%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.38%) Power BI
2 2 (4.26%) Amazon RDS
2 2 (4.26%) Big Data
2 2 (4.26%) IDMS
3 1 (2.13%) Apache Hive
3 1 (2.13%) BigQuery
3 1 (2.13%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (2.13%) Hadoop
3 1 (2.13%) HBase
3 1 (2.13%) Impala
Development Applications
1 2 (4.26%) JIRA
2 1 (2.13%) Jenkins
2 1 (2.13%) JMeter
2 1 (2.13%) LoadRunner
2 1 (2.13%) NeoLoad
General
1 24 (51.06%) Manufacturing
2 17 (36.17%) Social Skills
3 13 (27.66%) Finance
4 8 (17.02%) Pharmaceutical
5 5 (10.64%) Aerospace
5 5 (10.64%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (8.51%) Automotive
7 3 (6.38%) Agriculture
7 3 (6.38%) Digital Health
7 3 (6.38%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (6.38%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (4.26%) Marketing
8 2 (4.26%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (2.13%) Banking
9 1 (2.13%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 8 (17.02%) Lead
2 7 (14.89%) Consultant
2 7 (14.89%) Project Manager
2 7 (14.89%) SAP Consultant
3 4 (8.51%) Senior
4 3 (6.38%) Business Analyst
4 3 (6.38%) HR Manager
4 3 (6.38%) IT Manager
4 3 (6.38%) Payroll Manager
4 3 (6.38%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
5 2 (4.26%) Data Engineer
5 2 (4.26%) Developer
5 2 (4.26%) SAP Supply Chain Consultant
5 2 (4.26%) Senior Consultant
5 2 (4.26%) Senior SAP Supply Chain Consultant
5 2 (4.26%) Senior SAP WM Consultant
5 2 (4.26%) Senior Supply Chain Consultant
5 2 (4.26%) Senior User Experience Researcher
5 2 (4.26%) SEO Manager
5 2 (4.26%) User Experience Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.26%) SAP Basis
2 1 (2.13%) CSS
2 1 (2.13%) HTML
2 1 (2.13%) OAuth
2 1 (2.13%) OAuth2
2 1 (2.13%) OpenID
2 1 (2.13%) REST
2 1 (2.13%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 14 (29.79%) Renewable Energy
2 7 (14.89%) Management Information System
3 4 (8.51%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (8.51%) Virtual Team
4 2 (4.26%) Digital Media
4 2 (4.26%) Learning Management System
4 2 (4.26%) LIMS
4 2 (4.26%) PMI
4 2 (4.26%) Taxonomies
5 1 (2.13%) Cloud Native
5 1 (2.13%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (2.13%) Data Centre
5 1 (2.13%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (2.13%) FMCG
5 1 (2.13%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (2.13%) Mobile App
5 1 (2.13%) Operational Technology
5 1 (2.13%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (29.79%) Migration
1 14 (29.79%) Stakeholder Management
2 10 (21.28%) Change Management
2 10 (21.28%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (21.28%) Project Management
3 9 (19.15%) Agile
3 9 (19.15%) Analytics
3 9 (19.15%) Risk Management
4 7 (14.89%) Collaborative Working
5 6 (12.77%) Computer Science
6 5 (10.64%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (10.64%) Quality Management
6 5 (10.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 5 (10.64%) User Experience
7 4 (8.51%) Asset Management
7 4 (8.51%) Data Governance
7 4 (8.51%) ERP
7 4 (8.51%) Record to Report
7 4 (8.51%) Time Management
7 4 (8.51%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.26%) ABAP
1 2 (4.26%) Java
1 2 (4.26%) Python
1 2 (4.26%) SQL
2 1 (2.13%) JavaScript
2 1 (2.13%) Scala
Qualifications
1 19 (40.43%) Degree
2 7 (14.89%) Master's Degree
3 6 (12.77%) PMI Certification
3 6 (12.77%) PMP
4 5 (10.64%) SC Cleared
4 5 (10.64%) Security Cleared
5 3 (6.38%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (4.26%) AWS Certification
6 2 (4.26%) Azure Certification
6 2 (4.26%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (4.26%) PhD
7 1 (2.13%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 1 (2.13%) CCNP
7 1 (2.13%) CEH
7 1 (2.13%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (2.13%) CISM
7 1 (2.13%) CISSP
7 1 (2.13%) GCIA
7 1 (2.13%) GIAC
7 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (14.89%) QA
2 5 (10.64%) Data Quality
3 4 (8.51%) GxP
4 3 (6.38%) Actionable Recommendations
4 3 (6.38%) HIPAA
5 2 (4.26%) 21 CFR Part 11
6 1 (2.13%) Accessibility
6 1 (2.13%) HAZOP
6 1 (2.13%) IEC 61508
6 1 (2.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (2.13%) NIST
6 1 (2.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (4.26%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.13%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 1 (2.13%) Functional Safety
1 1 (2.13%) Single Sign-On
1 1 (2.13%) Terraform
Vendors
1 23 (48.94%) SAP
2 5 (10.64%) Microsoft
3 4 (8.51%) Hitachi
4 3 (6.38%) Ariba
4 3 (6.38%) Cisco
5 2 (4.26%) Aruba
5 2 (4.26%) F5
5 2 (4.26%) Google
5 2 (4.26%) Imperva
5 2 (4.26%) Workday
6 1 (2.13%) LabVantage
6 1 (2.13%) Okta
6 1 (2.13%) Salesforce
6 1 (2.13%) Siemens