Chemistry Job Trends in Cheshire

Chemistry
North West > Cheshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cheshire 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 86 96 -
Rank change year-on-year +10 - -
Permanent jobs citing Chemistry 8 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 0.42% 0.13% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.65% 0.15% -
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 0
10th Percentile £42,500 - -
25th Percentile £55,625 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 -
% change year-on-year -4.00% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Cheshire

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 Cheshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,224 672 761
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 64.76% 89.24% 72.13%
Number of salaries quoted 929 314 464
10th Percentile £29,950 £29,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -1.04%
75th Percentile £61,250 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,250 £77,500 £68,484
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -0.99% -8.18%

Chemistry
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

Chemistry job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Chemistry
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Chemistry.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Chemistry

Chemistry
Salary Histogram in Cheshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Chemistry in Cheshire over the 6 months to 23 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Chemistry in Cheshire

Chemistry
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Chemistry within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 23 September 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Runcorn - 6 £60,000 - 2
Chemistry
North West

Chemistry
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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 (25.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 6 (75.00%) Business Development Manager
1 6 (75.00%) Business Manager
1 6 (75.00%) Development Manager
1 6 (75.00%) Sales Business Development Manager
1 6 (75.00%) Sales Manager
1 6 (75.00%) Senior
1 6 (75.00%) Senior Business Development Manager
1 6 (75.00%) Senior Business Manager
1 6 (75.00%) Senior Development Manager
1 6 (75.00%) Senior Manager
1 6 (75.00%) Senior Sales Manager
2 2 (25.00%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) LIMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Business Development
2 2 (25.00%) CAPA
2 2 (25.00%) Change Control
2 2 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
2 2 (25.00%) Line Management
2 2 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 2 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
2 2 (25.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) COSHH
1 2 (25.00%) GMP