Life Sciences
North West > Lancashire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in Lancashire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 74 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Life Science | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire | - | 0.25% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.99% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £55,000 | - |
| North West median annual salary | £37,500 | £74,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -49.32% | +40.95% | -30.00% |
All Generic Skills
Lancashire
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 Lancashire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 702 | 202 | 105 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire | 60.67% | 25.44% | 21.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 88 | 134 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,625 | £32,114 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,000 | £40,000 | £35,920 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,720 | £52,500 | £44,240 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.20% | +18.67% | -5.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,000 | £58,943 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,650 | £65,422 | £70,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -5.45% | - |
Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Life Science relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Life Science
Salary Trend in Lancashire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Life Science.
