Life Sciences
South East > Kent
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in Kent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 66 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Life Science | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent | 0.60% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.81% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £71,250 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £35,000 | £40,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | -27.27% | +22.22% |
All Generic Skills
Kent
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 Kent.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 277 | 546 | 547 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent | 33.45% | 36.06% | 49.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 204 | 355 | 250 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,250 | £27,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,988 | £30,000 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £38,325 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.83% | - | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £48,846 | £62,500 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,525 | £75,500 | £65,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £49,000 | £56,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.24% | -13.27% | +2.73% |
Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Life Science
Salary Trend in Kent
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Life Science in Kent.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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: