Life Science Job Trends in Cardiff

Life Sciences
South Wales > Cardiff

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in Cardiff. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 0.56% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.94% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,770 - -
South Wales median annual salary £68,770 - -

All Generic Skills
Cardiff

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 Cardiff.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 68 116 200
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 18.99% 36.83% 38.46%
Number of salaries quoted 47 84 172
10th Percentile £29,000 £23,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £48,125 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £39,750 £52,014
Median % change year-on-year +32.08% -23.58% +4.03%
75th Percentile £78,145 £62,365 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £74,144 £72,433
South Wales median annual salary £52,500 £47,404 £47,500
% change year-on-year +10.75% -0.20% +5.56%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Life Science relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Life Science job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Life Science
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Life Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Life Science

Life Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Big Data
General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Head of Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Head of Programme Delivery
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Genomics
1 1 (50.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Culture Change
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Management
2 1 (50.00%) Predictive Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking