Life Science Job Trends in Essex

Life Sciences
East of England > Essex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 47 -
Rank change year-on-year -14 - -
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.13% 0.22% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.41% 0.88% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -14.53% - -
East of England median annual salary £51,250 £50,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +2.50% +42.86% -29.29%

All Generic Skills
Essex

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 Essex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 246 114 168
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 32.80% 24.68% 40.58%
Number of salaries quoted 88 75 118
10th Percentile £27,000 £21,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £27,500 £28,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% -20.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £57,500 £73,063
90th Percentile £77,875 £70,000 £100,000
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Life Science job vacancy trend in Essex

Life Science
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Life Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Life Science

Life Science
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Life Science within the Essex region over the 6 months to 29 December 2025. 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
Loughton - 1 £50,000 - 1
Life Science
East of England

Life Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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%) Junior
1 1 (100.00%) Junior Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#