Chemistry Job Trends in Bristol

Chemistry
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Chemistry skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 78 -
Rank change year-on-year -46 - -
Permanent jobs citing Chemistry 2 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.062% 0.27% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.088% 0.35% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 - -
South West median annual salary £52,000 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Bristol

Chemistry falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,261 868 1,855
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 70.15% 78.55% 78.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1,679 625 1,165
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% +0.80%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £87,500
South West median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% -

Chemistry
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Chemistry relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Chemistry job vacancy trend in Bristol

Chemistry
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Chemistry.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Chemistry

Chemistry
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Avionics
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Diagnostic Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Field Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Field Service Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Biomedicine
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Microscopy
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) HNC