Bioinformatics Job Trends in the East of England

Bioinformatics
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Bioinformatics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 156 - 170
Rank change year-on-year - - +63
Permanent jobs citing Bioinformatics 1 0 13
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.023% - 0.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.031% - 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £48,375
25th Percentile - - £64,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £77,500
75th Percentile - - £81,250
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £85,000 £52,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +61.90% -30.00% +63.93%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East of England

Bioinformatics 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 the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,251 3,061 3,180
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 74.04% 88.14% 84.82%
Number of salaries quoted 1,918 1,204 2,512
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £81,200
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,743 £57,500
% change year-on-year -9.45% +5.64% -8.00%

Bioinformatics
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Bioinformatics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Bioinformatics job vacancy trend in the East of England

Bioinformatics
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Bioinformatics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Bioinformatics within the East of England region over the 6 months to 27 January 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
Essex - 1 £70,000 - 2
Bioinformatics
England

Bioinformatics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering