Life Science Job Trends in England

Life Sciences
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 427 464 423
Rank change year-on-year +37 -41 -9
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 341 198 381
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.36% 0.45% 0.52%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.40% 1.07% 1.60%
Number of salaries quoted 239 85 102
10th Percentile £37,500 £28,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £33,125 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £62,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% +25.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,500 £103,125
UK median annual salary £72,500 £57,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +26.09% +21.05% -13.64%

All Generic Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 24,283 18,478 23,789
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.85% 42.31% 32.71%
Number of salaries quoted 15,875 9,324 14,580
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,591 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.71% -4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £105,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -11.54%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Life Science job vacancy trend in England

Life Science
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Life Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Life Science

Life Science
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Life Science in England over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Life Science in England

Life Science
Job Locations in 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 England region over the 6 months to 12 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
London -28 97 £80,000 -3.03% 466
South East +1 94 £40,500 -35.20% 92
North of England -2 82 £52,500 +58.49% 88
North West +1 45 £50,000 +38.89% 67
East of England -3 37 £70,000 - 50
Yorkshire -5 30 £52,500 +94.44% 18
Midlands -8 19 £65,000 +10.64% 19
East Midlands -7 14 £75,000 - 9
North East - 7 £67,500 - 3
West Midlands -22 5 £55,000 -6.38% 10
South West -70 2 £63,000 +55.56% 38
Life Science
UK

Life Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (0.59%) ArcGIS
2 1 (0.29%) Apache Spark
2 1 (0.29%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
2 1 (0.29%) CMS
2 1 (0.29%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (3.23%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (2.05%) Solid Edge
2 7 (2.05%) SOLIDWORKS
3 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.59%) Trello
5 1 (0.29%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.29%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.29%) Revit
5 1 (0.29%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 45 (13.20%) SAP S/4HANA
2 27 (7.92%) SAP IBP
2 27 (7.92%) SAP PP
3 7 (2.05%) Oracle ERP
3 7 (2.05%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (1.47%) SAP ERP
4 5 (1.47%) SAP WM
5 3 (0.88%) SAP CO
5 3 (0.88%) SAP FI
5 3 (0.88%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.59%) SAP EWM
6 2 (0.59%) SAP MM
6 2 (0.59%) SAP PS
7 1 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.29%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.29%) SAP Travel Management
7 1 (0.29%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 40 (11.73%) AWS
2 36 (10.56%) Azure
3 26 (7.62%) SaaS
4 15 (4.40%) GCP
5 9 (2.64%) Power Platform
6 8 (2.35%) GitHub
7 6 (1.76%) Amazon CloudWatch
7 6 (1.76%) Microsoft 365
8 5 (1.47%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.47%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 5 (1.47%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 3 (0.88%) Amazon EventBridge
9 3 (0.88%) Amazon S3
9 3 (0.88%) Amazon SQS
9 3 (0.88%) AWS Lambda
9 3 (0.88%) AWS Step Functions
9 3 (0.88%) Serverless
9 3 (0.88%) Veeva
10 2 (0.59%) Amazon Bedrock
10 2 (0.59%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.52%) Firewall
2 11 (3.23%) TCP/IP
3 5 (1.47%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (1.17%) VPN
5 3 (0.88%) BGP
5 3 (0.88%) DHCP
5 3 (0.88%) DNS
5 3 (0.88%) LAN
5 3 (0.88%) Network Security
5 3 (0.88%) OSPF
5 3 (0.88%) SD-WAN
5 3 (0.88%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.05%) Metadata
1 7 (2.05%) Power BI
2 5 (1.47%) Big Data
2 5 (1.47%) NoSQL
2 5 (1.47%) Power Query
3 4 (1.17%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (0.88%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (0.88%) GIS
4 3 (0.88%) MongoDB
4 3 (0.88%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.59%) Geospatial Data
5 2 (0.59%) QGIS
5 2 (0.59%) Spotfire
6 1 (0.29%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.29%) SAP BW
6 1 (0.29%) SAP Data Services
6 1 (0.29%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.29%) Semantic Layer
6 1 (0.29%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (2.64%) JIRA
2 6 (1.76%) Eclipse
2 6 (1.76%) Eclipse RCP
3 5 (1.47%) Git
3 5 (1.47%) GitLab
4 1 (0.29%) Claude Code
General
1 106 (31.09%) Pharmaceutical
2 93 (27.27%) Manufacturing
3 70 (20.53%) Law
3 70 (20.53%) Social Skills
4 49 (14.37%) Finance
5 34 (9.97%) Analytical Skills
6 19 (5.57%) Marketing
7 18 (5.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (5.28%) Influencing Skills
8 16 (4.69%) Automotive
8 16 (4.69%) Legal
9 15 (4.40%) Public Sector
10 11 (3.23%) Aerospace
11 7 (2.05%) Electronics
12 6 (1.76%) Retail
13 5 (1.47%) Aeronautics
14 4 (1.17%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (1.17%) Telecoms
15 3 (0.88%) German Language
Job Titles
1 51 (14.96%) Consultant
2 48 (14.08%) Senior
3 35 (10.26%) Business Manager
4 33 (9.68%) Business Development Manager
4 33 (9.68%) Development Manager
5 31 (9.09%) SAP Consultant
6 29 (8.50%) Managing Consultant
7 25 (7.33%) SAP PP Consultant
8 21 (6.16%) Senior Manager
9 15 (4.40%) Analyst
10 14 (4.11%) Software Engineer
11 13 (3.81%) Recruitment Consultant
11 13 (3.81%) SAP Manager
12 11 (3.23%) Architect
12 11 (3.23%) Lead
12 11 (3.23%) Network Engineer
13 10 (2.93%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
13 10 (2.93%) Senior Consultant
14 9 (2.64%) Project Manager
15 8 (2.35%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (7.92%) SAP Fiori
2 9 (2.64%) LangChain
3 8 (2.35%) LlamaIndex
4 4 (1.17%) EDI
5 3 (0.88%) .NET
5 3 (0.88%) AWS CDK
5 3 (0.88%) CSS
5 3 (0.88%) Flask
5 3 (0.88%) Next.js
5 3 (0.88%) Node.js
5 3 (0.88%) OSGi
5 3 (0.88%) React
5 3 (0.88%) SWT
5 3 (0.88%) Tailwind CSS
5 3 (0.88%) TensorFlow
6 2 (0.59%) Kafka
6 2 (0.59%) Lightning Web Components
6 2 (0.59%) NumPy
6 2 (0.59%) Swing
6 2 (0.59%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (8.50%) Greenfield Project
2 19 (5.57%) Renewable Energy
3 18 (5.28%) Pharmacovigilance
4 15 (4.40%) Distributed Systems
5 14 (4.11%) Data Centre
6 12 (3.52%) AI Agents
7 11 (3.23%) Cloud Native
8 9 (2.64%) Driving Licence
8 9 (2.64%) Product Ownership
9 8 (2.35%) Linux Command Line
9 8 (2.35%) Onboarding
9 8 (2.35%) Public Cloud
9 8 (2.35%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (2.05%) Embedded Systems
11 6 (1.76%) Hackathon
11 6 (1.76%) Low-Code
11 6 (1.76%) Private Cloud
12 5 (1.47%) Virtual Team
13 4 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
13 4 (1.17%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 12 (3.52%) Linux
2 3 (0.88%) Windows
3 2 (0.59%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (26.39%) Business Development
2 61 (17.89%) AI
3 50 (14.66%) Continuous Improvement
4 49 (14.37%) Analytics
5 44 (12.90%) Agile
6 41 (12.02%) Problem-Solving
7 37 (10.85%) Software Engineering
8 36 (10.56%) Validation
9 35 (10.26%) Machine Learning
10 33 (9.68%) Customer Service
11 31 (9.09%) Roadmaps
12 29 (8.50%) Computer Science
12 29 (8.50%) Stakeholder Management
13 27 (7.92%) Change Management
13 27 (7.92%) Decision-Making
13 27 (7.92%) Production Planning
14 24 (7.04%) CI/CD
15 23 (6.74%) ERP
16 22 (6.45%) Mentoring
17 21 (6.16%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 41 (12.02%) Python
2 10 (2.93%) SQL
3 7 (2.05%) C#
4 6 (1.76%) Bash
4 6 (1.76%) PowerShell
5 5 (1.47%) C++
5 5 (1.47%) Java
6 3 (0.88%) C
6 3 (0.88%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.88%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 64 (18.77%) Degree
2 16 (4.69%) Master's Degree
3 13 (3.81%) Computer Science Degree
4 9 (2.64%) Security Cleared
5 7 (2.05%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (1.47%) PMI Certification
6 5 (1.47%) PMP
7 3 (0.88%) CISM
7 3 (0.88%) CISSP
8 2 (0.59%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.59%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.59%) CISMP
8 2 (0.59%) HNC
9 1 (0.29%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (0.29%) City & Guilds
9 1 (0.29%) CRISC
9 1 (0.29%) HND
9 1 (0.29%) ISEB
9 1 (0.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 1 (0.29%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (14.37%) QA
2 29 (8.50%) GxP
3 26 (7.62%) Accessibility
4 15 (4.40%) Good Clinical Practice
5 13 (3.81%) GDPR
6 7 (2.05%) GMP
6 7 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (2.05%) NIST
6 7 (2.05%) PMO
7 6 (1.76%) Data Quality
7 6 (1.76%) SOC 2
8 3 (0.88%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.59%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.59%) NCSC
10 1 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.29%) GRC
System Software
1 13 (3.81%) Docker
2 5 (1.47%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.88%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 15 (4.40%) Terraform
2 13 (3.81%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.64%) Ansible
4 3 (0.88%) Grafana
4 3 (0.88%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 53 (15.54%) SAP
2 22 (6.45%) Microsoft
3 13 (3.81%) Salesforce
4 9 (2.64%) VMware
5 7 (2.05%) Google
5 7 (2.05%) Oracle
6 2 (0.59%) Cognizant
6 2 (0.59%) Databricks
6 2 (0.59%) HubSpot
6 2 (0.59%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.29%) Autodesk
7 1 (0.29%) Marketo
7 1 (0.29%) OpenAI
7 1 (0.29%) Red Hat