Biotechnology Job Trends in Cambridge

Biotechnology (Biotech)
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cambridge requiring Biotechnology skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 51 33
Rank change year-on-year +8 -18 +56
Permanent jobs citing Biotechnology 7 10 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 2.02% 1.61% 5.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.18% 2.09% 5.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1 9 24
10th Percentile - - £21,000
25th Percentile £51,250 - £28,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £40,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +31.25% +14.29% -24.32%
75th Percentile £53,750 £85,000 £51,250
90th Percentile - - £61,250
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £52,500 £61,250 £35,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +75.00% -24.32%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Cambridge

Biotechnology 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 Cambridge.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 321 479 427
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 92.51% 77.01% 94.26%
Number of salaries quoted 222 309 240
10th Percentile £26,250 £35,000 £27,450
25th Percentile £28,500 £47,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.33% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £62,500 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £72,250 £85,000 £85,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £45,783 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.76% - +4.76%

Biotechnology
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Job postings citing Biotechnology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Job vacancy trend for Biotechnology in Cambridge

Biotechnology
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Biotechnology.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Biotechnology

Biotechnology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) RS-232
1 1 (14.29%) TCP/IP
General
1 4 (57.14%) Pharmaceutical
1 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Banking
2 3 (42.86%) Law
2 3 (42.86%) Manufacturing
3 1 (14.29%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Legal
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) QA Specialist
1 3 (42.86%) Senior
1 3 (42.86%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
2 1 (14.29%) Field Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Field Service Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Operations Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Product Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (28.57%) CSS
1 2 (28.57%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Biopharmaceutical
2 2 (28.57%) Life Science
2 2 (28.57%) LIMS
3 1 (14.29%) Onboarding
3 1 (14.29%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Chemistry
2 4 (57.14%) Regulatory Compliance
3 3 (42.86%) Biochemistry
3 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (42.86%) Internal Audit
3 3 (42.86%) Neuroscience
3 3 (42.86%) Tech Ops
3 3 (42.86%) Time Management
3 3 (42.86%) Validation
4 2 (28.57%) Biology
4 2 (28.57%) Cheminformatics
4 2 (28.57%) CI/CD
4 2 (28.57%) Informatics
4 2 (28.57%) Web Development
5 1 (14.29%) Motion Control
5 1 (14.29%) Presales
5 1 (14.29%) Preventative Maintenance
5 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (14.29%) Software Engineering
5 1 (14.29%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) JavaScript
1 2 (28.57%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (14.29%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (57.14%) GxP
2 3 (42.86%) GMP
2 3 (42.86%) QA
System Software
1 2 (28.57%) Docker
2 1 (14.29%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (28.57%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Oracle