Biotechnology Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Biotechnology (Biotech)
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring Biotechnology skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 92 - 102
Rank change year-on-year - - -2
Permanent jobs citing Biotechnology 13 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 0.63% - 0.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.87% - 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile - - £69,000
25th Percentile - - £71,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +17.19%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £65,000 - £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +60.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire

Biotechnology 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 Hertfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,495 753 1,293
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 72.36% 89.43% 75.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,024 488 888
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,750 £25,809
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £52,250
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -4.31% -5.00%
75th Percentile £73,750 £65,000 £65,313
90th Percentile £96,250 £80,000 £77,500
East of England median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -9.09%

Biotechnology
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Biotechnology relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Biotechnology job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Biotechnology
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Biotechnology.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Biotechnology

Biotechnology
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Biotechnology within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 31 July 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
Royston - 8 £65,000 - 2
Hatfield - 1 - - 1
Biotechnology
East of England

Biotechnology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 10 (76.92%) Manufacturing
1 10 (76.92%) Pharmaceutical
2 5 (38.46%) Documentation Skills
2 5 (38.46%) Electronics
3 4 (30.77%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (53.85%) Senior
2 5 (38.46%) Development Engineer
2 5 (38.46%) Integration Engineer
2 5 (38.46%) Systems Engineer
2 5 (38.46%) Systems Integration Engineer
3 4 (30.77%) Business Systems Manager
3 4 (30.77%) Senior Manager
3 4 (30.77%) Senior Service Manager
4 3 (23.08%) Mid-Level Software Engineer
4 3 (23.08%) Senior Software Engineer
4 3 (23.08%) Software Engineer
5 1 (7.69%) Head of Business Systems
5 1 (7.69%) Head of IT
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) LIMS
1 4 (30.77%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (69.23%) Smart Manufacturing
2 5 (38.46%) AI
2 5 (38.46%) Business Continuity
2 5 (38.46%) Business Transformation
2 5 (38.46%) CAD
2 5 (38.46%) Digital Strategy
2 5 (38.46%) IT Strategy
2 5 (38.46%) Physics
2 5 (38.46%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (38.46%) Prototyping
2 5 (38.46%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (38.46%) Technical Analysis
2 5 (38.46%) Technology Strategy
2 5 (38.46%) Validation
3 4 (30.77%) BCP
3 4 (30.77%) ERP
3 4 (30.77%) ITIL
3 4 (30.77%) ITSM
3 4 (30.77%) PRINCE2
3 4 (30.77%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (38.46%) C#
1 5 (38.46%) C++
1 5 (38.46%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (38.46%) Degree
2 4 (30.77%) PMI Certification
2 4 (30.77%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (38.46%) GxP