Life Sciences
England > East Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 137 | 158 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +21 | -132 | +117 |
| Permanent jobs citing Life Science | 2 | 17 | 121 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands | 0.085% | 0.44% | 7.37% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.19% | 1.76% | 17.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | - | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | - | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | - | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £62,500 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.05% | -4.55% | -18.52% |
All Generic Skills
East Midlands
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 the East Midlands.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 1,081 | 965 | 674 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 46.08% | 25.14% | 41.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 440 | 384 | 410 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,750 | £30,000 | £25,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,000 | £36,250 | £38,828 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £38,750 | £47,750 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.85% | -9.05% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,875 | £77,500 | £72,500 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £64,448 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | -6.90% | +3.12% |
Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Life Science relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
Life Science
Salary Trend in the East Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Life Science.
Life Science
Job Locations in the East Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Life Science within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 4 October 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicestershire | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Lincolnshire | - | 1 | £55,000 | - | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | - | 1 | £55,000 | - | |
| Life Science England |
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Life Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:
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