Life Sciences
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 104 | 144 | 120 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +40 | -24 | +66 |
| Permanent jobs citing Life Science | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 0.22% | 0.17% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.67% | 0.54% | 1.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,500 | - | £50,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,625 | £60,000 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £62,500 | £66,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -6.02% | +2.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £91,250 | £103,750 | £95,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £99,500 | £134,500 | £102,725 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £63,750 | £62,500 | £64,470 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -3.06% | +7.45% |
All Generic Skills
Birmingham
Life Science falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Birmingham.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 448 | 931 | 665 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 33.53% | 31.63% | 35.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 227 | 714 | 465 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £31,000 | £36,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £41,250 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,173 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.31% | -8.05% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £88,750 | £84,800 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £47,500 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.52% | -4.55% | +15.79% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
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Salary Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Life Science in Birmingham.
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Salary Histogram in Birmingham
Salary distribution for jobs citing Life Science in Birmingham over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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: