Life Science Job Trends in Derbyshire

Life Sciences
East Midlands > Derbyshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in Derbyshire. 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 58 - 49
Rank change year-on-year - - -42
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 1 0 16
As % of all permanent jobs in Derbyshire 0.10% - 2.30%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.58% - 9.64%
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 - - -
East Midlands median annual salary £75,000 - -

All Generic Skills
Derbyshire

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 Derbyshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 171 262 166
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Derbyshire 17.59% 55.98% 23.85%
Number of salaries quoted 112 96 105
10th Percentile £25,650 £24,250 £29,300
25th Percentile £28,277 £26,250 £31,863
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,750 £35,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.71% -17.65% -22.73%
75th Percentile £53,188 £55,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £69,000 £63,250
East Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -11.11% -16.67%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Derbyshire

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

Life Science job vacancy trend in Derbyshire

Life Science
Salary Trend in Derbyshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Derbyshire citing Life Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Derbyshire citing Life Science

Life Science
Job Locations in Derbyshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Life Science within the Derbyshire region over the 6 months to 27 August 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
Derby - 1 £50,000 -
Life Science
East Midlands

Life Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derbyshire 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