LIMS Job Trends in the East of England

Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term LIMS in permanent job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited LIMS over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 157 183 145
Rank change year-on-year +26 -38 +76
Permanent jobs citing LIMS 2 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.048% 0.028% 0.041%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.15% 0.075% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £55,000 £28,918
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £60,000 £30,114
Median % change year-on-year - +99.25% -
75th Percentile - £65,000 £31,309
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £31,000 £60,000 £50,165
% change year-on-year -48.33% +19.61% +11.48%

All Generic Skills
East of England

LIMS 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 of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,319 1,338 944
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 31.55% 37.94% 38.74%
Number of salaries quoted 614 521 640
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,500 £28,675
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £38,569
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £78,750 £86,375
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

LIMS
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

LIMS job vacancy trend in the East of England

LIMS
Salary Trend in the East of England

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

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

LIMS
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 LIMS within the East of England region over the 6 months to 14 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
Bedfordshire - 2 - - 1
LIMS
England

LIMS
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 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Document Management
1 2 (100.00%) Information Management
1 2 (100.00%) QMS
1 2 (100.00%) Quality Management