Chemistry Job Trends in Kirkcaldy

Chemistry
Fife > Kirkcaldy

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Kirkcaldy 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 6 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Chemistry 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kirkcaldy 2.78% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.25% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 - -
Fife median annual salary £52,000 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Kirkcaldy

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 Kirkcaldy.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 16 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kirkcaldy 44.44% 100.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 16 0 0
10th Percentile £31,250 - -
25th Percentile £32,375 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 - -
75th Percentile £38,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Fife median annual salary £33,500 £50,000 £40,818
% change year-on-year -33.00% +22.49% -14.07%

Chemistry
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kirkcaldy 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