Life Science Jobs in the East of England

Life Sciences
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Life Science over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 193 196 42
Rank change year-on-year +3 -154 +9
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 34 44 393
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 0.56% 0.80% 6.19%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.65% 1.56% 12.08%
Number of salaries quoted 19 11 2
10th Percentile £28,900 £21,000 £49,750
25th Percentile £30,750 £36,875 £60,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% -42.42% +73.68%
75th Percentile £68,750 £61,875 £105,625
90th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £117,250
England median annual salary £45,000 £65,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year -30.77% +14.04% -5.00%

All Generic Skills
East of England

Life Science is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,064 2,824 3,254
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 34.12% 51.09% 51.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,502 965 1,039
10th Percentile £25,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £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 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Life Science in the East of England

Life Science
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Life Science in the East of England.

Salary trend for Life Science in the East of England

Life Science
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Life Science in the East of England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Life Science in the East of England

Life Science
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 Life Science within the East of England region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
Cambridgeshire +16 22 £40,000 -15.79% 21
Hertfordshire +23 5 - - 7
Essex +18 4 £70,000 +64.71% 3
Bedfordshire - 3 £30,000 - 4
Life Science
England

Life Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (14.71%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (14.71%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 3 (8.82%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 8 (23.53%) AWS
2 7 (20.59%) Azure
3 6 (17.65%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (14.71%) Serverless
5 3 (8.82%) Power Platform
6 2 (5.88%) Google Workspace
6 2 (5.88%) PowerApps
7 1 (2.94%) Entra ID
7 1 (2.94%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 5 (14.71%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (8.82%) Power BI
2 2 (5.88%) Big Data
2 2 (5.88%) Metadata
3 1 (2.94%) Data Mining
3 1 (2.94%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (5.88%) Git
General
1 12 (35.29%) Pharmaceutical
2 10 (29.41%) Social Skills
3 9 (26.47%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (23.53%) Finance
5 3 (8.82%) Marketing
6 2 (5.88%) Manufacturing
6 2 (5.88%) Public Sector
7 1 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (2.94%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 9 (26.47%) Data Scientist
1 9 (26.47%) Lead
1 9 (26.47%) Lead Data Scientist
1 9 (26.47%) Principal Data Scientist
1 9 (26.47%) Senior Data Scientist
1 9 (26.47%) Team Leader
2 5 (14.71%) IT Engineer
2 5 (14.71%) IT Support
2 5 (14.71%) IT Support Engineer
2 5 (14.71%) Support Engineer
3 4 (11.76%) Data Centre Engineer
4 3 (8.82%) Data Engineer
5 2 (5.88%) Business Development Manager
5 2 (5.88%) Business Manager
5 2 (5.88%) Development Manager
5 2 (5.88%) IT Graduate
5 2 (5.88%) Junior Data Engineer
5 2 (5.88%) Senior
5 2 (5.88%) Senior Manager
5 2 (5.88%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.88%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (14.71%) Public Cloud
2 4 (11.76%) Data Centre
3 3 (8.82%) Driving Licence
4 2 (5.88%) Algorithms
4 2 (5.88%) Biopharmaceutical
4 2 (5.88%) Onboarding
4 2 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (5.88%) Virtual Team
5 1 (2.94%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 5 (14.71%) Linux
1 5 (14.71%) Mac OS
1 5 (14.71%) Windows
1 5 (14.71%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (47.06%) Biotechnology
2 11 (32.35%) Data Science
3 10 (29.41%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (26.47%) Bioinformatics
4 9 (26.47%) Line Management
5 4 (11.76%) Computer Science
5 4 (11.76%) Project Management
6 3 (8.82%) Change Control
6 3 (8.82%) Chemistry
6 3 (8.82%) Customer Service
6 3 (8.82%) Logistics
6 3 (8.82%) QMS
6 3 (8.82%) Validation
7 2 (5.88%) Biochemistry
7 2 (5.88%) Collaborative Working
7 2 (5.88%) DAMA
7 2 (5.88%) DAMA DMBOK
7 2 (5.88%) Data Pipeline
7 2 (5.88%) Decision-Making
7 2 (5.88%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.88%) Python
1 2 (5.88%) R
1 2 (5.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (47.06%) Degree
2 11 (32.35%) PhD
3 6 (17.65%) Master's Degree
4 4 (11.76%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (8.82%) GAMP
2 2 (5.88%) Accessibility
2 2 (5.88%) GDPR
3 1 (2.94%) GLP
System Software
1 6 (17.65%) Active Directory
2 5 (14.71%) Hyper-V
2 5 (14.71%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 6 (17.65%) Microsoft
2 5 (14.71%) VMware
3 1 (2.94%) Databricks
3 1 (2.94%) Salesforce