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 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 11 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
110
139
128
Rank change year-on-year
+29
-11
+52
Permanent jobs citing Life Science
2
5
8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in 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
468
912
670
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham
32.48%
33.04%
34.45%
Number of salaries quoted
240
710
467
10th Percentile
£32,500
£30,135
£35,750
25th Percentile
£42,500
£40,750
£46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£55,000
£55,000
£60,000
Median % change year-on-year
-
-8.33%
+9.09%
75th Percentile
£70,313
£70,000
£72,500
90th Percentile
£81,375
£88,750
£85,000
West Midlands median annual salary
£47,500
£52,500
£55,000
% change year-on-year
-9.52%
-4.55%
+15.79%
Life Science Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Life Science Salary Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Life Science in Birmingham.
Life Science Salary Histogram in Birmingham
Salary distribution for jobs citing Life Science in Birmingham over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.
Life Science Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, 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 permanent job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Life Science.
Life Science 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:
