Chemistry Job Trends in Fife

Chemistry
Scotland > Fife

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Fife requiring Chemistry skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Chemistry 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Fife 0.75% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.72% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 - -
Scotland median annual salary £52,000 - £50,000

All Process & Methodology Skills
Fife

Chemistry falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Fife.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 58 22 61
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Fife 43.28% 64.71% 72.62%
Number of salaries quoted 26 8 27
10th Percentile £24,250 £45,125 £29,200
25th Percentile £30,000 £47,188 £32,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £50,000 £40,818
Median % change year-on-year -33.00% +22.49% -14.07%
75th Percentile £37,438 £56,250 £52,500
90th Percentile £41,125 £67,395 £57,500
Scotland median annual salary £54,194 £38,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +42.62% -30.91% +4.76%

Chemistry
Job Locations in Fife

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Chemistry within the Fife region over the 6 months to 22 September 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
Kirkcaldy - 1 £52,000 -
Chemistry
Scotland

Chemistry
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fife 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Diagnostic Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Field Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Field Service Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service