Life Science Job Trends in the Highlands

Life Sciences
Scotland > Highlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in the Highlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 9 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Highlands 1.11% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.56% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £49,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £51,500 £41,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +24.10% -30.83% +6.67%

All Generic Skills
Highlands

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 the Highlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 18 10 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Highlands 20.00% 21.28% 16.67%
Number of salaries quoted 12 4 7
10th Percentile £25,750 - £46,500
25th Percentile £32,125 £37,500 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -33.33% -
75th Percentile £55,000 £42,500 £114,950
90th Percentile £57,250 - £167,400
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -8.70%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the Highlands

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

Life Science job vacancy trend in the Highlands

Life Science
Salary Trend in the Highlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Highlands citing Life Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Highlands citing Life Science

Life Science
Job Locations in the Highlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Life Science within the Highlands region over the 6 months to 9 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
Inverness - 1 £51,500 - 1
Life Science
Scotland

Life Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Highlands 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) VMware