Life Science Job Trends in Derby

Life Sciences
Derbyshire > Derby

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in Derby. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 - 27
Rank change year-on-year - - -23
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 1 0 16
As % of all permanent jobs in Derby 0.20% - 3.82%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.15% - 15.69%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
75th Percentile £52,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Derbyshire median annual salary £50,000 - -

All Generic Skills
Derby

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 Derby.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 87 70 102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Derby 17.30% 36.27% 24.34%
Number of salaries quoted 58 49 71
10th Percentile £27,000 £23,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £33,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £35,000 £43,164
Median % change year-on-year +21.43% -18.91% -19.70%
75th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £53,125
90th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £60,000
Derbyshire median annual salary £38,750 £35,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +10.71% -17.65% -22.73%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

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

Life Science job vacancy trend in Derby

Life Science
Salary Trend in Derby

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Life Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Life Science

Life Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce CRM
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Biomedicine
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Retention
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce