Life Science Jobs in England

Life Sciences
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Life Science over the 6 months to 30 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 493 477 307
Rank change year-on-year -16 -170 +107
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 388 507 1,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.43% 0.60% 1.34%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.28% 1.37% 2.83%
Number of salaries quoted 132 215 177
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +5.45% -
75th Percentile £69,063 £78,125 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,250 £101,500 £88,500
UK median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -20.83% +9.09% +4.76%

All Generic Skills
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 England with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 30,207 36,988 66,143
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 33.63% 43.43% 47.24%
Number of salaries quoted 20,929 20,402 30,492
10th Percentile £28,000 £36,000 £34,750
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,686 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £105,000
UK 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 England

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

Job vacancy trend for Life Science in England

Life Science
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Life Science in England

Life Science
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Life Science in England over the 6 months to 30 May 2024.

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 30 May 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
London +105 175 £65,000 -7.14% 111
South East -12 86 £40,000 -27.27% 46
North of England -12 51 £40,000 -21.95% 43
East of England +1 35 £55,000 +15.79% 64
Midlands -34 27 £62,500 +13.64% 18
North West -4 24 £52,500 -12.50% 25
Yorkshire +32 23 £32,500 -23.53% 8
East Midlands -35 22 - - 9
South West -18 11 £45,000 -3.23% 8
West Midlands -6 5 £62,500 -3.06% 9
North East -18 4 £27,875 -75.76% 11
Life Science
UK

Life Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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 13 (3.35%) Documentum
2 9 (2.32%) SAS
3 6 (1.55%) OpenStack
3 6 (1.55%) SharePoint
4 5 (1.29%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.26%) Apache
5 1 (0.26%) IIS
5 1 (0.26%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.26%) WebSphere
Applications
1 38 (9.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (7.22%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.55%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.52%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.52%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.52%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 16 (4.12%) TrackWise
2 11 (2.84%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.03%) SAP BPC
3 4 (1.03%) SAP CO
3 4 (1.03%) SAP ERP
3 4 (1.03%) SAP FI
3 4 (1.03%) SAP FI/CO
3 4 (1.03%) SAP HR
3 4 (1.03%) SAP Payroll
4 3 (0.77%) Oracle ERP
4 3 (0.77%) SAP IBP
5 1 (0.26%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 30 (7.73%) AWS
2 27 (6.96%) Azure
3 20 (5.15%) Snowflake
4 12 (3.09%) GitHub
4 12 (3.09%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (2.06%) OCI
6 7 (1.80%) Serverless
7 6 (1.55%) IaaS
7 6 (1.55%) SaaS
8 4 (1.03%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (1.03%) Dagster
8 4 (1.03%) Power Platform
9 2 (0.52%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 2 (0.52%) Entra ID
9 2 (0.52%) Figma
9 2 (0.52%) GCP
9 2 (0.52%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Purview
9 2 (0.52%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.26%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.84%) Firewall
2 5 (1.29%) LAN
2 5 (1.29%) WAN
3 4 (1.03%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.77%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (0.77%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.77%) Wireless
5 2 (0.52%) SAN
5 2 (0.52%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.52%) VPN
6 1 (0.26%) DHCP
6 1 (0.26%) DNS
6 1 (0.26%) NAS
6 1 (0.26%) Network Security
6 1 (0.26%) VLAN
6 1 (0.26%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (9.28%) SQL Server
2 22 (5.67%) Tableau
3 10 (2.58%) Relational Database
4 5 (1.29%) MS Access
4 5 (1.29%) MySQL
5 4 (1.03%) Metadata
5 4 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (1.03%) Power BI
5 4 (1.03%) SAP BW
6 3 (0.77%) Big Data
6 3 (0.77%) Oracle Database
6 3 (0.77%) RDBMS
6 3 (0.77%) SQLite
7 2 (0.52%) Base SAS
8 1 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.26%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.26%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 7 (1.80%) Git
2 5 (1.29%) InstallShield
2 5 (1.29%) JIRA
3 4 (1.03%) Snakemake
4 2 (0.52%) Axure RP
5 1 (0.26%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.26%) Terragrunt
General
1 175 (45.10%) Social Skills
2 151 (38.92%) Pharmaceutical
3 101 (26.03%) Analytical Skills
4 96 (24.74%) Finance
5 65 (16.75%) Marketing
6 57 (14.69%) Law
7 43 (11.08%) Manufacturing
8 34 (8.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 28 (7.22%) Legal
10 26 (6.70%) Presentation Skills
11 24 (6.19%) Retail
12 13 (3.35%) Billing
13 8 (2.06%) Humanities
13 8 (2.06%) Social Science
14 7 (1.80%) Military
15 5 (1.29%) French Language
15 5 (1.29%) Games
15 5 (1.29%) Telecoms
16 4 (1.03%) German Language
16 4 (1.03%) Russian Language
Job Titles
1 82 (21.13%) Analyst
2 77 (19.85%) Senior
3 27 (6.96%) Lead
4 26 (6.70%) Development Manager
5 22 (5.67%) Developer
5 22 (5.67%) QA Manager
6 20 (5.15%) Senior Manager
7 18 (4.64%) Research Analyst
8 17 (4.38%) Project Manager
9 16 (4.12%) Associate Director
9 16 (4.12%) Data Scientist
9 16 (4.12%) Senior Data Scientist
9 16 (4.12%) Software Engineer
10 15 (3.87%) Business Development Manager
10 15 (3.87%) Business Manager
10 15 (3.87%) Project Leader
10 15 (3.87%) Senior Project Leader
11 14 (3.61%) IT Manager
11 14 (3.61%) Systems Manager
12 13 (3.35%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (6.70%) CSS
1 26 (6.70%) HTML
2 9 (2.32%) .NET
3 7 (1.80%) XML
4 6 (1.55%) React
5 5 (1.29%) Oracle Fusion
6 4 (1.03%) .NET Core
6 4 (1.03%) .NET Framework
6 4 (1.03%) AngularJS
6 4 (1.03%) EDI
6 4 (1.03%) Entity Framework
6 4 (1.03%) PyTorch
7 2 (0.52%) Spring
8 1 (0.26%) FHIR
8 1 (0.26%) Hibernate
8 1 (0.26%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 33 (8.51%) Biopharmaceutical
2 19 (4.90%) Algorithms
3 17 (4.38%) Management Information System
3 17 (4.38%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (4.12%) LIMS
5 10 (2.58%) Public Cloud
5 10 (2.58%) Renewable Energy
6 9 (2.32%) Product Ownership
7 8 (2.06%) Driving Licence
8 7 (1.80%) Data Structures
9 6 (1.55%) Pharmacovigilance
10 4 (1.03%) Data Centre
10 4 (1.03%) Device Driver
10 4 (1.03%) Omics
10 4 (1.03%) Operational Technology
11 3 (0.77%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.77%) Learning Management System
11 3 (0.77%) Onboarding
12 2 (0.52%) Graphic Design
12 2 (0.52%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 34 (8.76%) Windows
2 13 (3.35%) Windows Server
3 11 (2.84%) Linux
4 5 (1.29%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.52%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.26%) Unix
6 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (27.58%) Problem-Solving
2 80 (20.62%) Biotechnology
3 71 (18.30%) Analytics
4 60 (15.46%) Data Science
5 52 (13.40%) Computer Science
6 49 (12.63%) Project Management
7 48 (12.37%) Business Development
8 44 (11.34%) Validation
9 37 (9.54%) Software Engineering
10 33 (8.51%) Time Management
11 32 (8.25%) Data Analysis
11 32 (8.25%) Neuroscience
12 31 (7.99%) Statistics
13 28 (7.22%) Data Management
14 27 (6.96%) Artificial Intelligence
14 27 (6.96%) Project Delivery
15 26 (6.70%) Chemistry
16 25 (6.44%) Informatics
17 24 (6.19%) Workflow
18 23 (5.93%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 43 (11.08%) SQL
2 26 (6.70%) JavaScript
3 20 (5.15%) Python
3 20 (5.15%) T-SQL
4 15 (3.87%) C#
5 10 (2.58%) Bash
6 9 (2.32%) Java
7 6 (1.55%) Ruby
8 5 (1.29%) C++
8 5 (1.29%) VB
9 4 (1.03%) Delphi
10 3 (0.77%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.52%) R
11 2 (0.52%) SAS Macro
12 1 (0.26%) Go
12 1 (0.26%) Scala
12 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 239 (61.60%) Degree
2 58 (14.95%) PhD
3 36 (9.28%) Master's Degree
4 26 (6.70%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (2.58%) CFA
5 10 (2.58%) CIMA
5 10 (2.58%) MBA
5 10 (2.58%) Security Cleared
6 7 (1.80%) Numerate Degree
7 3 (0.77%) CISA
7 3 (0.77%) CISSP
7 3 (0.77%) PMI Certification
7 3 (0.77%) PMP
8 1 (0.26%) MCSE
8 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (12.11%) QA
2 45 (11.60%) Good Clinical Practice
3 27 (6.96%) GMP
4 26 (6.70%) GLP
5 22 (5.67%) SLA
6 13 (3.35%) GxP
7 9 (2.32%) CDISC
8 8 (2.06%) Accessibility
9 7 (1.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 6 (1.55%) GDPR
11 5 (1.29%) GAMP
12 4 (1.03%) ISO 9001
12 4 (1.03%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.77%) HIPAA
14 2 (0.52%) Data Quality
14 2 (0.52%) GRC
14 2 (0.52%) ITGC
14 2 (0.52%) SOC 2
15 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
15 1 (0.26%) NIST
System Software
1 13 (3.35%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.06%) Hyper-V
3 7 (1.80%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (0.52%) Nessus
1 2 (0.52%) Terraform
2 1 (0.26%) Ansible
2 1 (0.26%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 66 (17.01%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.90%) Oracle
3 18 (4.64%) SAP
4 9 (2.32%) VMware
5 8 (2.06%) QAD
6 6 (1.55%) iManage
7 5 (1.29%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.03%) F5
9 2 (0.52%) Adobe
9 2 (0.52%) Blue Prism
9 2 (0.52%) Cisco
9 2 (0.52%) IONA
10 1 (0.26%) Citrix
10 1 (0.26%) Databricks
10 1 (0.26%) Google
10 1 (0.26%) Hitachi
10 1 (0.26%) HP
10 1 (0.26%) Juniper
10 1 (0.26%) Meraki
10 1 (0.26%) Palo Alto