Life Science Job Trends in County Antrim

Life Sciences
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in County Antrim. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 33 44
Rank change year-on-year - +11 -
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 0 12 1
As % of all permanent jobs in County Antrim - 3.96% 0.34%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 10.00% 1.03%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Northern Ireland median annual salary - - £77,500

All Generic Skills
County Antrim

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 County Antrim.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 86 120 97
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Antrim 23.06% 39.60% 33.11%
Number of salaries quoted 33 28 80
10th Percentile £27,600 £46,713 £32,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £53,125 £40,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £81,250 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -29.23% +41.30% +9.52%
75th Percentile £70,000 £95,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £81,550 £103,250 £82,750
Northern Ireland median annual salary £50,000 £69,308 £60,000
% change year-on-year -27.86% +15.51% +9.09%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

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

Life Science job vacancy trend in County Antrim

Life Science
Salary Trend in County Antrim

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Life Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Life Science